Average Deck for The Ancient One - Budget Mill
The Ancient One
Rank #577
120decks

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 Another ChanceAnother Chance
- 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet
- 1 Ashiok, Dream RenderAshiok, Dream Render
- 1 Bitter TriumphBitter Triumph
- 1 Bringer of the Last GiftBringer of the Last Gift
- 1 Canonized in BloodCanonized in Blood
- 1 Choked EstuaryChoked Estuary
- 1 Chupacabra EchoChupacabra Echo
- 1 Command TowerCommand Tower
- 1 Commander's SphereCommander's Sphere
- 1 Confounding RiddleConfounding Riddle
- 1 Consuming AberrationConsuming Aberration
- 1 CounterspellCounterspell
- 1 Cruel SomnophageCruel Somnophage
- 1 Cut Your LossesCut Your Losses
- 1 Darkwater CatacombsDarkwater Catacombs
- 1 DefossilizeDefossilize
- 1 Deranged AssistantDeranged Assistant
- 1 Dimir AqueductDimir Aqueduct
- 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet
- 1 Dread ReturnDread Return
- 1 DreadhoundDreadhound
- 1 Dreadwing ScavengerDreadwing Scavenger
- 1 Drown in the LochDrown in the Loch
- 1 Echo of DuskEcho of Dusk
- 1 Evolving WildsEvolving Wilds
- 1 Extract from DarknessExtract from Darkness
- 1 Fact or FictionFact or Fiction
- 1 Feed the SwarmFeed the Swarm
- 1 Fleet SwallowerFleet Swallower
- 1 Fractured SanityFractured Sanity
- 1 Frantic SearchFrantic Search
- 1 Fraying SanityFraying Sanity
- 1 Fungal FortitudeFungal Fortitude
- 1 Hollow MarauderHollow Marauder
- 1 Huskburster SwarmHuskburster Swarm
- 12 IslandIsland
- 1 Join the DeadJoin the Dead
- 1 Likeness LooterLikeness Looter
- 1 Matzalantli, the Great DoorMatzalantli, the Great Door
- 1 MillikinMillikin
- 1 Mind StoneMind Stone
- 1 NegateNegate
- 1 Nephalia DrownyardNephalia Drownyard
- 1 NighthowlerNighthowler
- 1 Obsessive StitcherObsessive Stitcher
- 1 Oversold CemeteryOversold Cemetery
- 1 Overwhelming RemorseOverwhelming Remorse
- 1 Restless ReefRestless Reef
- 1 Ruin CrabRuin Crab
- 1 Screeching ScorchbeastScreeching Scorchbeast
- 1 Shadow of MortalityShadow of Mortality
- 1 Singularity RuptureSingularity Rupture
- 1 Sol RingSol Ring
- 1 Song of StupefactionSong of Stupefaction
- 1 Soulcoil ViperSoulcoil Viper
- 1 Souls of the LostSouls of the Lost
- 1 Starving RevenantStarving Revenant
- 1 Sunken HollowSunken Hollow
- 13 SwampSwamp
- 1 Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim
- 1 Tainted IsleTainted Isle
- 1 Temple of DeceitTemple of Deceit
- 1 Terisian MindbreakerTerisian Mindbreaker
- 1 Terramorphic ExpanseTerramorphic Expanse
- 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 Uchbenbak, the Great MistakeUchbenbak, the Great Mistake
- 1 VictimizeVictimize
- 1 Vohar, Vodalian DesecratorVohar, Vodalian Desecrator
- 1 Wail of the ForgottenWail of the Forgotten
- 1 Waterlogged HulkWaterlogged Hulk
- 1 WonderWonder
Bringer of the Last Gift
Bringer of the Last Gift
Chupacabra Echo
Chupacabra Echo
Consuming Aberration
Consuming Aberration
Cruel Somnophage
Cruel Somnophage
Deranged Assistant
Deranged Assistant
Dreadhound
Dreadhound
Dreadwing Scavenger
Dreadwing Scavenger
Echo of Dusk
Echo of Dusk
Fleet Swallower
Fleet Swallower
Hollow Marauder
Hollow Marauder
Huskburster Swarm
Huskburster Swarm
Likeness Looter
Likeness Looter
Millikin
Millikin
Nighthowler
Nighthowler
Obsessive Stitcher
Obsessive Stitcher
Ruin Crab
Ruin Crab
Screeching Scorchbeast
Screeching Scorchbeast
Shadow of Mortality
Shadow of Mortality
Soulcoil Viper
Soulcoil Viper
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
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Wonder
Wonder
Instants (10)
Another Chance
Another Chance
Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph
Confounding Riddle
Confounding Riddle
Counterspell
Counterspell
Drown in the Loch
Drown in the Loch
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Join the Dead
Join the Dead
Negate
Negate
Overwhelming Remorse
Overwhelming Remorse
Sorceries (10)
Cut Your Losses
Cut Your Losses
Defossilize
Defossilize
Dread Return
Dread Return
Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Fractured Sanity
Fractured Sanity
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Terror Tide
Terror Tide
Victimize
Victimize
Wail of the Forgotten
Wail of the Forgotten
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Cauldron of Eternity
The Cauldron of Eternity
The Everflowing Well
The Everflowing Well
Waterlogged Hulk
Waterlogged Hulk
Enchantments (6)
Canonized in Blood
Canonized in Blood
Fraying Sanity
Fraying Sanity
Fungal Fortitude
Fungal Fortitude
Oversold Cemetery
Oversold Cemetery
Song of Stupefaction
Song of Stupefaction
Training Grounds
Training Grounds
Planeswalkers (1)
Ashiok, Dream Render
Ashiok, Dream Render
Lands (11)
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Nephalia Drownyard
Nephalia Drownyard
Restless Reef
Restless Reef
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Tainted Isle
Tainted Isle
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Deceit
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (2)
Island
12 Islands
Swamp
13 Swamps