The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Stitch Together
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Victimize
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Training Grounds
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Dread Return
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Living Death
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Wonder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Archon of Cruelty
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Likeness Looter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Deranged Assistant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Dreadhound
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
It That Betrays
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Millikin
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Aberration
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Suffering
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Barrowgoyf
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Diviner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
The Scarab God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Identity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Breach the Multiverse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Persist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Resentful Revelation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
From the Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
The Everflowing Well
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fell Gravship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Out of the Tombs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Restless Reef
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Morphic Pool
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Undercity Sewers
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Port of Karfell
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-34%synergy
Hidden Grotto
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Conduit Pylons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy