The Ancient One (Commander) - Budget Self-Mill

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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
Join the Dead
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Souls of the Lost
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Another Chance
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Confounding Riddle
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Millikin
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Echo of Dusk
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Wail of the Forgotten
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Starving Revenant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Deranged Assistant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Terror Tide
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Dreadhound
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Sage of Days
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Dreadwing Scavenger
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Screaming Phantom
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Wonder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Council of Echoes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Hollow Marauder
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Didact Echo
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Starwinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Alchemist's Assistant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Aberration
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Likeness Looter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Horrid Shadowspinner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fear of Impostors
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Desperate Bloodseeker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
River Herald Scout
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vito's Inquisitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Gravedigger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Skullcap Snail
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Looter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Overwhelming Remorse
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Fanatical Offering
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Bitter Triumph
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Out of Air
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Scour for Scrap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Live or Die
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Syncopate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Catalog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Unlucky Drop
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Circular Logic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Churn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Hurl into History
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bone Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Essence Capture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Recoil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Countervailing Winds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chill of the Grave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agony Warp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Force Away
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Said // Done
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Curate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Defossilize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Strategic Planning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Extract a Confession
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Winternight Stories
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bone Splinters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rise Again
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Connive // Concoct
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Consign // Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Macabre Waltz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ray of Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Blood for Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skulltap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Discerning Taste
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stir the Sands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Parting Thoughts
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sleep of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Beckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mind Rot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rags // Riches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Visage of Dread
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
The Everflowing Well
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pirate Hat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Key to the Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Boulder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Supply Drop
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Paleontologist's Pick-Axe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Sarcophagus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Eaten by Piranhas
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Canonized in Blood
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Stillness in Motion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Grasping Shadows
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Parker Luck
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dead Weight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Central Elevator // Promising Stairs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utter Insignificance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Omen of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zoetic Glyph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sleep with the Fishes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fear of Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Criminal Past
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Drake Haven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
The Modern Age
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cunning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Redaction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Riddleform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth's Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Hidden Cataract
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Restless Reef
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Echoing Deeps
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Drownyard Temple
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Remote Isle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-34%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Buried Treasure
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-55%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-42%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Honored Heirloom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Manalith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Command Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-46%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Sinister Hideout
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Soured Springs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Promising Vein
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Thriving Moor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Port of Karfell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Treno, Dark City
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-45%synergy
Underground River
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy