Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - A Spicy Meatball!
Another week, another Bolas verdict. Is this one a bit spicier? Click to find out.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
6.2%inclusion70 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.5%inclusion47 decks1.35K decks
-2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.5%inclusion21 decks1.37K decks
1%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.8%inclusion11 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
0.8%inclusion11 decks1.42K decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.13K decks8.23K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.95K decks8.23K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6K decks8.23K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.75K decks8.23K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.23K decks8.23K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.76K decks8.23K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.48K decks8.23K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.61K decks8.23K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.68K decks8.23K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.19K decks8.23K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.89K decks8.23K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion4.86K decks8.23K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4.73K decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.41K decks8.23K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.33K decks8.23K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.30K decks8.23K decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.33K decks4.50K decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion2K decks3.92K decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.19K decks8.23K decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.17K decks8.23K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.41K decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.38K decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.74K decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.23K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.13K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.07K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion668 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion643 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion588 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.95K decks8.23K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.68K decks8.23K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.53K decks8.23K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.44K decks8.23K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.70K decks7.02K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion883 decks2.41K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion2.93K decks8.23K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.81K decks8.23K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.80K decks8.23K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.74K decks8.23K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.73K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.66K decks8.23K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.62K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion1.80K decks5.85K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.54K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.10K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.88K decks7.81K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.92K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.90K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.81K decks8.23K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.63K decks8.23K decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.62K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.23K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.58K decks8.23K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.38K decks8.09K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.23K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.31K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.27K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.24K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.21K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.07K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion956 decks7.56K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion875 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion866 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion863 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion805 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.0%inclusion740 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion729 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion710 decks8.23K decks
-15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion702 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion688 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion601 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.54K decks8.23K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.41K decks8.23K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.88K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.69K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.42K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.27K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.93K decks8.23K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.88K decks8.23K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.63K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.59K decks8.23K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.59K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.53K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.23K decks
-13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.23K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.42K decks8.23K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.27K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion878 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion745 decks6.99K decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion845 decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion838 decks8.23K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion724 decks7.77K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion712 decks7.77K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion692 decks7.77K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion705 decks8.23K decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion696 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion676 decks8.23K decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion662 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.9%inclusion654 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion652 decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion602 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion540 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion536 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion488 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion457 decks8.23K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion427 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion416 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion412 decks8.23K decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.02K decks8.23K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.55K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.48K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.28K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.27K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2K decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.87K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.73K decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.23K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.23K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.09K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion937 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion891 decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion854 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion797 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion675 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.6%inclusion626 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion621 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion601 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion584 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion557 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion553 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion455 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion451 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.5%inclusion449 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion446 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion439 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.99K decks8.23K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.86K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.80K decks8.23K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.32K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.31K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.52K decks5.86K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.66K decks8.23K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.23K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.06K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion925 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion872 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion826 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.0%inclusion737 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion713 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.5%inclusion699 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion654 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.8%inclusion641 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion632 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.6%inclusion625 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion470 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.7%inclusion468 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.02K decks8.23K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.84K decks8.23K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.62K decks8.23K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.55K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.81K decks8.23K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.73K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.66K decks5.86K decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.31K decks8.23K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.76K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.23K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.31K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.04K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion907 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion876 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion807 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion682 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.2%inclusion595 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion552 decks8.23K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion524 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.13K decks8.23K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.08K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion753 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion620 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion420 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion419 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.81K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.26K decks8.23K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion2.98K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.37K decks4.61K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.78K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.70K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.23K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion997 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion989 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion923 decks8.23K decks
-16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion922 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion829 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.3%inclusion766 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion712 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion632 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion501 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion488 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion431 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.31K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.53K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion5.07K decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.20K decks8.23K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.38K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.14K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.07K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion846 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion697 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion649 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.8%inclusion641 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion618 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.6%inclusion541 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion516 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion437 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.93K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.89K decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.83K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.20K decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.95K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.12K decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.69K decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.49K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.48K decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.29K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.08K decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion2.93K decks8.23K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.83K decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.78K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.58K decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.19K decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.06K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion1.65K decks7.03K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.74K decks8.23K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.53K decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.36K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.28K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion998 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion969 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion847 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion724 decks7.77K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion712 decks7.77K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion692 decks7.77K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion687 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion679 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.1%inclusion668 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion539 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion532 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion478 decks7.73K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion493 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion488 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion458 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion436 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion435 decks8.23K decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion427 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion401 decks7.74K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.2%inclusion426 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion422 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion417 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy