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.
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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
55%synergy
Stitch Together
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
51%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Terror Tide
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Consuming Aberration
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Wonder
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Likeness Looter
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Ruin Crab
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Deranged Assistant
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Dreadhound
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Souls of the Lost
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Starving Revenant
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Void Winnower
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
It That Betrays
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Entomb
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Consider
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Another Chance
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Mission Briefing
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Persist
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Incarnation Technique
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Trespass
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
From the Catacombs
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
1%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
The Everflowing Well
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
The Water Crystal
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-14%synergy
Grindstone
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Necromancy
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Stillness in Motion
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Tomb Fortress
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion65 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-21%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion65 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion65 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion62 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy