The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Reanimator

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
Animate Dead
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Necromancy
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Reanimate
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Training Grounds
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Stitch Together
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Persist
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Living Death
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Dread Return
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Wonder
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Likeness Looter
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
It That Betrays
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
The Scarab God
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Aberration
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Body Double
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Purple Pentapus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Frog
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Entomb
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Join the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Intuition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Nexus of Fate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Another Chance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Terror Tide
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
From the Catacombs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Life's Finale
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
38%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
The Everflowing Well
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Visage of Dread
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Out of the Tombs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dress Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Tomb Fortress
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Drownyard Temple
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Deeps
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Legends
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
84%synergy
Island
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Strand
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Prismatic Vista
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Fabled Passage
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-38%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-27%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-33%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy