Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Exhibition Tidecaller
8.8%inclusion136 decks1.55K decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.8%inclusion39 decks1.37K decks
1%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.6%inclusion40 decks1.55K decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
2.2%inclusion32 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.1%inclusion29 decks1.40K decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.62K decks8.82K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.37K decks8.82K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.47K decks8.82K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion6.14K decks8.82K decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.21K decks8.82K decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.55K decks8.82K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.82K decks8.82K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion4.89K decks8.82K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.95K decks8.82K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.52K decks8.82K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.21K decks8.82K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.20K decks8.82K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion5.08K decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.70K decks8.82K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion3.05K decks5.79K decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.60K decks8.82K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.72K decks5.24K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion4.53K decks8.82K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.49K decks8.82K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.41K decks8.82K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.57K decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.51K decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.86K decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.17K decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.16K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.2%inclusion728 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion679 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion632 decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
49%inclusion4.29K decks8.82K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
46%inclusion4.06K decks8.82K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3.80K decks8.82K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.77K decks8.82K decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion3.19K decks8.25K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.39K decks3.83K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.08K decks8.82K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion3.02K decks8.82K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2.95K decks8.82K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.91K decks8.82K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion2.85K decks8.82K decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.84K decks8.82K decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion2.25K decks7.10K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.74K decks8.82K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.69K decks8.82K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.36K decks8.82K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.82K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.14K decks8.82K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.08K decks8.82K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion1.99K decks8.82K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion1.98K decks8.82K decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion1.97K decks8.82K decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.92K decks8.82K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.82K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.82K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.82K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion1.45K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.43K decks8.82K decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion1.37K decks8.82K decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.35K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.34K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion1.28K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.82K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.82K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.09K decks8.78K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.82K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion918 decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion880 decks8.82K decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion878 decks8.82K decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion873 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion819 decks8.82K decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.2%inclusion816 decks8.82K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion767 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion751 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion734 decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.2%inclusion637 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.82K decks8.82K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.65K decks8.82K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion3K decks8.82K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
31%inclusion2.78K decks8.82K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion2.50K decks8.82K decks
25%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.12K decks8.82K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.11K decks8.82K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion2.09K decks8.82K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.78K decks8.82K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.82K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.82K decks
-13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.82K decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.55K decks8.82K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.48K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.40K decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.15K decks8.82K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion339 decks2.70K decks
10%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion951 decks8.82K decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion873 decks8.22K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion921 decks8.82K decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion884 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion833 decks8.82K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion803 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion798 decks8.82K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion768 decks8.82K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion735 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion732 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion725 decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion717 decks8.82K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion678 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion644 decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion561 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion557 decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion495 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion493 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.1%inclusion454 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.29K decks8.82K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.73K decks8.82K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.61K decks8.82K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.82K decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.38K decks8.82K decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.16K decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion2.06K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion2.04K decks8.82K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion1.90K decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.74K decks8.82K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion971 decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion966 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion848 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion793 decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion732 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion655 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion654 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.9%inclusion610 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.9%inclusion609 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion592 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion573 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion480 decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion467 decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion464 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.1%inclusion452 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion444 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.27K decks8.82K decks
36%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3.09K decks8.82K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion2.86K decks8.82K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.56K decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.82K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.92K decks7.11K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.82K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.30K decks8.82K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.82K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion979 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion949 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion873 decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion764 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion755 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.9%inclusion693 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion686 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion663 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion656 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion644 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.5%inclusion482 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.3%inclusion472 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion465 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.27K decks8.82K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion4.09K decks8.82K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.89K decks8.82K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.82K decks8.82K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.90K decks8.82K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.88K decks8.82K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2.09K decks7.11K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.82K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.14K decks8.82K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.82K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.82K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion972 decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion942 decks8.82K decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion856 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion755 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion617 decks8.82K decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.9%inclusion613 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.21K decks8.82K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.82K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.82K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion793 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.3%inclusion640 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion4.11K decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.41K decks8.82K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.22K decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.77K decks5.90K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.91K decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.85K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.25K decks8.82K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.07K decks8.82K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1.01K decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion980 decks8.82K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion890 decks8.82K decks
-0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.8%inclusion780 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion752 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion657 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion528 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion523 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion449 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.81K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion7.02K decks8.82K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.36K decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.50K decks8.82K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.52K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion2.34K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.28K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion903 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion712 decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion650 decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion643 decks8.82K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion642 decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion546 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.1%inclusion542 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion453 decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.51K decks8.82K decks
-0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.47K decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.32K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.55K decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion5.36K decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.50K decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.92K decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3.78K decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.77K decks8.82K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.46K decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3.32K decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion3.25K decks8.82K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion3.11K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion3.10K decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.83K decks8.82K decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.26K decks8.82K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.25K decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion2K decks8.26K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion2.07K decks8.82K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.82K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.69K decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.45K decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.82K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.25K decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.82K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.09K decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion982 decks8.82K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion925 decks8.82K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion833 decks8.82K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion803 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion798 decks8.82K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.5%inclusion746 decks8.82K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion710 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion677 decks8.82K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion584 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion546 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion542 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.1%inclusion538 decks8.82K decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion514 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion502 decks8.82K decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion479 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion479 decks8.82K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion455 decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion454 decks8.82K decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion446 decks8.82K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion442 decks8.82K decks
-2%synergy