The Ancient One (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Armaggon, Future Shark
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mathemagics
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Does Machines
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
58%synergy
Stitch Together
59%inclusion51 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
74%inclusion64 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
47%inclusion41 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Likeness Looter
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Consuming Aberration
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Wonder
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion41 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Ruin Crab
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Deranged Assistant
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Millikin
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Souls of the Lost
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Dreadhound
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Moonshadow
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Starving Revenant
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
It That Betrays
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
-16%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Consider
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Another Chance
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Join the Dead
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Terror Tide
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Persist
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-19%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Zombify
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
23%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
15%synergy
The Everflowing Well
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Stillness in Motion
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Strands of Night
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Tomb Fortress
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion69 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion85 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion85 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion79 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy