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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Demonic Consultation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Swan Song
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Force of Negation
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Remora
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Mana Drain
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Pact
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Ad Nauseam
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Ritual
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Isochron Scepter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Pact of Negation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Mana Vault
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Force of Will
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Rhystic Study
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mockingbird
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Likeness Looter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Aberration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reality Smasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spined Megalodon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Triplicate Titan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Banehound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mental Misstep
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Misdirection
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Retraction Helix
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stubborn Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dispel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Strix Serenade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Delay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Commandeer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Daze
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Banishing Knack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stifle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Incarnation Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Doomsday
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Stitch Together
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Transmute Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Water Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Everflowing Well
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Orbs of Warding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Necromancy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Underground River
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Scalding Tarn
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-32%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
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