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
4.8%inclusion49 decks1.03K decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.7%inclusion46 decks1.25K decks
-2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.5%inclusion19 decks1.28K decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
0.9%inclusion12 decks1.33K decks
-2%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.7%inclusion9 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.13K decks8.23K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.94K decks8.23K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6K decks8.23K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.74K decks8.23K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.22K decks8.23K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.76K decks8.23K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.49K decks8.23K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.62K decks8.23K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.69K 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%inclusion4.87K decks8.23K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4.73K decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.41K decks8.23K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.33K decks8.23K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.31K decks8.23K decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.30K decks4.43K decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion1.97K decks3.85K 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%inclusion2.40K decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.37K decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.73K 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
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion664 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.9%inclusion646 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion588 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.94K decks8.23K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.67K decks8.23K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.54K decks8.23K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.44K decks8.23K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.68K decks6.96K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion865 decks2.34K 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%inclusion2.72K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.67K decks8.23K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.63K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion1.78K decks5.79K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.53K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.10K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.87K decks7.75K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.23K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.93K 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 decks8.03K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion1.36K 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%inclusion952 decks7.50K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion871 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion868 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion866 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion805 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion736 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion735 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion705 decks8.23K decks
-15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion700 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion683 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion602 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.54K decks8.23K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.42K decks8.23K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.89K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.69K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.43K decks8.23K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.27K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.92K 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%inclusion1.60K decks8.23K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.59K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.52K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.23K decks
-13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.23K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.42K decks8.23K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.26K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion885 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion740 decks6.94K decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion846 decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion835 decks8.23K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion720 decks7.72K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion709 decks7.71K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion684 decks7.72K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion704 decks8.23K decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion698 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion678 decks8.23K decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion661 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion656 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion650 decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion600 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion542 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion536 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion490 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion454 decks8.23K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion429 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion417 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion412 decks8.23K decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
5.0%inclusion412 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.03K decks8.23K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.55K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.47K decks8.23K decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.28K decks8.23K decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.27K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.01K decks8.23K decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.99K decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.86K decks8.23K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.73K decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.60K decks8.23K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.48K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.44K decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.11K decks8.23K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion936 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion891 decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion856 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion796 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion672 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.7%inclusion630 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion618 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion603 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.0%inclusion580 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion559 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion551 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion457 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion449 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.5%inclusion449 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion444 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion439 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion3K decks8.23K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.85K decks8.23K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.80K decks8.23K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.31K decks8.23K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.50K decks5.80K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.67K decks8.23K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.18K decks8.23K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.06K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion928 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion876 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion819 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion734 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion712 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.6%inclusion705 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion652 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.8%inclusion644 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion633 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.5%inclusion620 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion474 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.7%inclusion473 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.03K decks8.23K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.84K decks8.23K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.64K decks8.23K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.56K 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%inclusion1.65K decks5.80K 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%inclusion1.48K decks8.23K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.23K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.31K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.04K decks8.23K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion909 decks8.23K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion878 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion799 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.2%inclusion677 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.3%inclusion600 decks8.23K decks
7%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%inclusion2.12K 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%inclusion749 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion624 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion418 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.0%inclusion413 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.79K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.28K decks8.23K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion2.98K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.34K decks4.54K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.77K decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.70K decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.23K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1K decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion985 decks8.23K decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion928 decks8.23K decks
-16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion925 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion832 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.3%inclusion766 decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion714 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion635 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion502 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion487 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion432 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%inclusion2.13K 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%inclusion841 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.4%inclusion692 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.8%inclusion644 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.8%inclusion642 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion619 decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.6%inclusion541 decks8.23K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion521 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion435 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.92K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.89K decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.82K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.20K decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.94K decks8.23K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.11K decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.68K decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.48K 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%inclusion2.82K decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.23K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.56K 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%inclusion1.99K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion1.64K decks6.97K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.75K decks8.23K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.56K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.52K 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%inclusion1.27K decks8.23K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.23K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.15K decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion994 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion969 decks8.23K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion845 decks8.23K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion720 decks7.72K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion709 decks7.71K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion684 decks7.72K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion686 decks8.23K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion680 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.2%inclusion673 decks8.23K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion541 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion529 decks8.23K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion478 decks7.67K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion492 decks8.23K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion486 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion456 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion438 decks8.23K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion434 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.2%inclusion431 decks8.23K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion400 decks7.68K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion426 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion426 decks8.23K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion421 decks8.23K decks
-2%synergy