Average Deck for The Ancient One - Mill
The Ancient One
Rank #577
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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.

Mar 2, 2024
Technically Playable - Phenax, God of Deception
Compare a 2014 Dimir Mill deck to a 2024 build with Phenax, God of Deception.
Average Decklist
- 1 The Ancient OneThe Ancient One
- 1 Animate DeadAnimate Dead
- 1 Another ChanceAnother Chance
- 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet
- 1 Bitter TriumphBitter Triumph
- 1 Bojuka BogBojuka Bog
- 1 Breach the MultiverseBreach the Multiverse
- 1 Bruvac the GrandiloquentBruvac the Grandiloquent
- 1 Choked EstuaryChoked Estuary
- 1 Command TowerCommand Tower
- 1 Consuming AberrationConsuming Aberration
- 1 CounterspellCounterspell
- 1 Court of CunningCourt of Cunning
- 1 Cruel SomnophageCruel Somnophage
- 1 Cut Your LossesCut Your Losses
- 1 Cyclonic RiftCyclonic Rift
- 1 Dark RitualDark Ritual
- 1 Deranged AssistantDeranged Assistant
- 1 Dig Through TimeDig Through Time
- 1 Dimir AqueductDimir Aqueduct
- 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet
- 1 Dread ReturnDread Return
- 1 DreadhoundDreadhound
- 1 Drown in the LochDrown in the Loch
- 1 Drowned CatacombDrowned Catacomb
- 1 EntombEntomb
- 1 Extract from DarknessExtract from Darkness
- 1 Fleet SwallowerFleet Swallower
- 1 Frantic SearchFrantic Search
- 1 Fraying SanityFraying Sanity
- 10 IslandIsland
- 1 Jace, Wielder of MysteriesJace, Wielder of Mysteries
- 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core AugurJin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Kiora, the Rising TideKiora, the Rising Tide
- 1 Laboratory ManiacLaboratory Maniac
- 1 Lightning GreavesLightning Greaves
- 1 Likeness LooterLikeness Looter
- 1 Maddening CacophonyMaddening Cacophony
- 1 Matzalantli, the Great DoorMatzalantli, the Great Door
- 1 Mesmeric OrbMesmeric Orb
- 1 MillikinMillikin
- 1 Mind StoneMind Stone
- 1 MindcrankMindcrank
- 1 Morphic PoolMorphic Pool
- 1 NegateNegate
- 1 Nephalia DrownyardNephalia Drownyard
- 1 Obsessive StitcherObsessive Stitcher
- 1 Phenax, God of DeceptionPhenax, God of Deception
- 1 Psychic CorrosionPsychic Corrosion
- 1 ReanimateReanimate
- 1 Restless ReefRestless Reef
- 1 Ripples of UndeathRipples of Undeath
- 1 Rogue's PassageRogue's Passage
- 1 Ruin CrabRuin Crab
- 1 Sepulchral PrimordialSepulchral Primordial
- 1 Shadow of MortalityShadow of Mortality
- 1 Sheoldred, Whispering OneSheoldred, Whispering One
- 1 Shipwreck MarshShipwreck Marsh
- 1 Singularity RuptureSingularity Rupture
- 1 Sol RingSol Ring
- 1 Souls of the LostSouls of the Lost
- 1 Starving RevenantStarving Revenant
- 1 Stitch TogetherStitch Together
- 1 Sunken HollowSunken Hollow
- 9 SwampSwamp
- 1 Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim
- 1 Tainted IsleTainted Isle
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned MireTakenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Talisman of DominanceTalisman of Dominance
- 1 Terisian MindbreakerTerisian Mindbreaker
- 1 Terror TideTerror Tide
- 1 The Cauldron of EternityThe Cauldron of Eternity
- 1 The Everflowing WellThe Everflowing Well
- 1 The MindskinnerThe Mindskinner
- 1 Training GroundsTraining Grounds
- 1 Undercity SewersUndercity Sewers
- 1 Underground RiverUnderground River
- 1 VictimizeVictimize
- 1 Vohar, Vodalian DesecratorVohar, Vodalian Desecrator
- 1 Wail of the ForgottenWail of the Forgotten
- 1 Watery GraveWatery Grave
- 1 WindfallWindfall
- 1 WonderWonder
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Consuming Aberration
Consuming Aberration
Cruel Somnophage
Cruel Somnophage
Deranged Assistant
Deranged Assistant
Dreadhound
Dreadhound
Fleet Swallower
Fleet Swallower
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
Likeness Looter
Likeness Looter
Millikin
Millikin
Obsessive Stitcher
Obsessive Stitcher
Phenax, God of Deception
Phenax, God of Deception
Ruin Crab
Ruin Crab
Sepulchral Primordial
Sepulchral Primordial
Shadow of Mortality
Shadow of Mortality
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Souls of the Lost
Souls of the Lost
Starving Revenant
Starving Revenant
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Terisian Mindbreaker
Terisian Mindbreaker
The Mindskinner
The Mindskinner
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Wonder
Wonder
Instants (10)
Another Chance
Another Chance
Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph
Counterspell
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dig Through Time
Dig Through Time
Drown in the Loch
Drown in the Loch
Entomb
Entomb
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Negate
Negate
Sorceries (12)
Breach the Multiverse
Breach the Multiverse
Cut Your Losses
Cut Your Losses
Dread Return
Dread Return
Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness
Maddening Cacophony
Maddening Cacophony
Reanimate
Reanimate
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Stitch Together
Stitch Together
Terror Tide
Terror Tide
Victimize
Victimize
Wail of the Forgotten
Wail of the Forgotten
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb
Mindcrank
Mindcrank
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
The Cauldron of Eternity
The Cauldron of Eternity
The Everflowing Well
The Everflowing Well
Enchantments (6)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Court of Cunning
Court of Cunning
Fraying Sanity
Fraying Sanity
Psychic Corrosion
Psychic Corrosion
Ripples of Undeath
Ripples of Undeath
Training Grounds
Training Grounds
Planeswalkers (1)
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Lands (16)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool
Nephalia Drownyard
Nephalia Drownyard
Restless Reef
Restless Reef
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Shipwreck Marsh
Shipwreck Marsh
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Tainted Isle
Tainted Isle
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Undercity Sewers
Undercity Sewers
Underground River
Underground River
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Basics (2)
Island
10 Islands
Swamp
9 Swamps