The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

The Ancient One
Rank #643
7decks
Background image for Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
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
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Swan Song
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Deadly Rollick
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Demonic Consultation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Force of Negation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Necromancy
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
The One Ring
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Imperial Seal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Misdirection
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Mana Vault
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spirit of the Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Colossus of Akros
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Angler Turtle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bontu the Glorified
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Scavenged Brawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Kederekt Leviathan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Jokulmorder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Warring Triad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Mystical Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Entomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Commandeer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Intuition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Undying Evil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stifle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Retraction Helix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Doomsday
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Incarnation Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
From the Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
The Everflowing Well
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Dance of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Scion of Halaster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Lotus Petal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-32%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Conduit Pylons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Hidden Grotto
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy