The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

The Ancient One
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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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Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Changing Loyalty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Demonic Consultation
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Swan Song
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Reanimate
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Force of Negation
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Urza's Saga
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Rhystic Study
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Demonic Tutor
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Mana Vault
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Chrome Mox
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Imperial Seal
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Drake
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Likeness Looter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Aberration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spined Megalodon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Striped Riverwinder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Breaker of Creation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grand Architect
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Colossus of Akros
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Misdirection
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Mental Misstep
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Entomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Visions of Beyond
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Chain of Vapor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Intuition
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Daze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Retraction Helix
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Commandeer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-36%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Vision Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Living Death
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Stitch Together
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Incarnation Technique
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Plea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
The Water Crystal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Orbs of Warding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Everflowing Well
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mimic Vat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Sanity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Lake of the Dead
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Vale
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Diamond
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Underground River
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-35%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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