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
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Stitch Together
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Animate Dead
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Terror Tide
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Aberration
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Wonder
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Likeness Looter
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Ruin Crab
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Deranged Assistant
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Dreadhound
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Souls of the Lost
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Void Winnower
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
It That Betrays
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Entomb
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Consider
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Another Chance
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Join the Dead
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Mission Briefing
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Incarnation Technique
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Exhume
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Careful Study
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Trespass
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
From the Catacombs
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
0%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
The Everflowing Well
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
The Water Crystal
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Grindstone
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Stillness in Motion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-19%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy