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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Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Fraying Sanity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
The Mindskinner
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
The Everflowing Well
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Deranged Assistant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Millikin
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Training Grounds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
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Counterspell
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
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Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
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Superior Spider-Man
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Wonder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Ruin Crab
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Consuming Aberration
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Likeness Looter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Nighthowler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Looter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Havengul Lich
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Silver Myr
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Souls of the Lost
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Diviner
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Venomized Cat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Entrancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrap Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Koma's Faithful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Evie Frye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gutless Plunderer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Circular Logic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Magic Damper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unravel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unstable Experiment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ghoul's Feast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Depart the Realm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Reenact the Crime
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Short
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vendetta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Occult Epiphany
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Foil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Join the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Stitch Together
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Terror Tide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Illicit Shipment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bond of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Drain Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Time Stretch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Goods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Conscription
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Paper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Goyf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Disruptor Flute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Dread
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Colossus Hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Moonsilver Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rod of Absorption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Stillness in Motion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tortured Existence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Criminal Past
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Search for Azcanta
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cryoshatter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Unable to Scream
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Monastery Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Precognition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Frogify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utter Insignificance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Archway of Innovation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Saprazzan Cove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Ether
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Firemind Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solar Transformer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Obscura Storefront
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sinister Hideout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Murky Sewer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Promising Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Soured Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-35%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
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