The Ancient One (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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The Mindskinner
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Hedron Crab
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Consuming Aberration
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Deranged Assistant
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Ruin Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Souls of the Lost
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Archaeomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Millikin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scrap Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Nighthowler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Elite Arcanist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Merfolk Looter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tomebound Lich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sinuous Benthisaur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Riddlesmith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindleech Mass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Aven Heartstabber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Trinket Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Unravel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Thwart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Foil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Depart the Realm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Shred Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mana Short
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vendetta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chemister's Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Commandeer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Hydroblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Another Chance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reenact the Crime
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Consign to Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Dispute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Illicit Shipment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drain Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Terror Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Heartless Conscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Enter the Infinite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Demonic Counsel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Time Stretch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stolen Goods
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Memory Sluice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
The Everflowing Well
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Moonsilver Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Colossus Hammer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Disruptor Flute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Paper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Visage of Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Winged Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Riddles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Rod of Absorption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Codex Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Training Grounds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utter Insignificance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Criminal Past
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Precognition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Oppression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Chronic Flooding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Frogify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Fault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Saprazzan Cove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archway of Innovation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Ether
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Solar Transformer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Firemind Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Fetid Pools
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Port of Karfell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Murky Sewer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-32%synergy
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