Average Deck for The Ancient One - Budget Self-Mill
The Ancient One
Rank #577
14decks
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 Abyssal GorestalkerAbyssal Gorestalker
- 1 Ancestral ReminiscenceAncestral Reminiscence
- 1 Another ChanceAnother Chance
- 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet
- 1 Bitter TriumphBitter Triumph
- 1 Bloodthorn FlailBloodthorn Flail
- 1 Bringer of the Last GiftBringer of the Last Gift
- 1 Canonized in BloodCanonized in Blood
- 1 Chart a CourseChart a Course
- 1 Chupacabra EchoChupacabra Echo
- 1 Command TowerCommand Tower
- 1 Confounding RiddleConfounding Riddle
- 1 Council of EchoesCouncil of Echoes
- 1 Darkwater CatacombsDarkwater Catacombs
- 1 Deathcap MarionetteDeathcap Marionette
- 1 Deep Goblin SkulltakerDeep Goblin Skulltaker
- 1 DefossilizeDefossilize
- 1 Deranged AssistantDeranged Assistant
- 1 Didact EchoDidact Echo
- 1 Dimir GuildgateDimir Guildgate
- 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet
- 1 Dismal BackwaterDismal Backwater
- 1 DreadhoundDreadhound
- 1 Dreadwing ScavengerDreadwing Scavenger
- 1 Drown in the LochDrown in the Loch
- 1 Eaten by PiranhasEaten by Piranhas
- 1 Echo of DuskEcho of Dusk
- 1 Evolving WildsEvolving Wilds
- 1 Extract from DarknessExtract from Darkness
- 1 Fact or FictionFact or Fiction
- 1 Fanatical OfferingFanatical Offering
- 1 Feed the SwarmFeed the Swarm
- 1 Frantic SearchFrantic Search
- 1 Frilled Cave-WurmFrilled Cave-Wurm
- 1 Hidden CataractHidden Cataract
- 1 Hidden NecropolisHidden Necropolis
- 1 Huskburster SwarmHuskburster Swarm
- 1 Inverted IcebergInverted Iceberg
- 12 IslandIsland
- 1 Join the DeadJoin the Dead
- 1 Kiora, the Rising TideKiora, the Rising Tide
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring ScoundrelMalcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Matzalantli, the Great DoorMatzalantli, the Great Door
- 1 MillikinMillikin
- 1 Mind StoneMind Stone
- 1 Myriad LandscapeMyriad Landscape
- 1 Orazca Puzzle-DoorOrazca Puzzle-Door
- 1 Out of AirOut of Air
- 1 Oversold CemeteryOversold Cemetery
- 1 Overwhelming RemorseOverwhelming Remorse
- 1 Rampaging SpiketailRampaging Spiketail
- 1 Restless ReefRestless Reef
- 1 Sage of DaysSage of Days
- 1 Scour for ScrapScour for Scrap
- 1 Screaming PhantomScreaming Phantom
- 1 Singularity RuptureSingularity Rupture
- 1 Song of StupefactionSong of Stupefaction
- 1 Soulcoil ViperSoulcoil Viper
- 1 Souls of the LostSouls of the Lost
- 1 Soured SpringsSoured Springs
- 1 Starving RevenantStarving Revenant
- 1 StarwinderStarwinder
- 1 Stillness in MotionStillness in Motion
- 1 Stinging Cave CrawlerStinging Cave Crawler
- 13 SwampSwamp
- 1 Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim
- 1 Tainted IsleTainted Isle
- 1 Terror TideTerror Tide
- 1 Uchbenbak, the Great MistakeUchbenbak, the Great Mistake
- 1 VictimizeVictimize
- 1 Visage of DreadVisage of Dread
- 1 Vohar, Vodalian DesecratorVohar, Vodalian Desecrator
- 1 Wail of the ForgottenWail of the Forgotten
- 1 Waterlogged HulkWaterlogged Hulk
- 1 Winternight StoriesWinternight Stories
- 1 WonderWonder
Abyssal Gorestalker
Abyssal Gorestalker
Bringer of the Last Gift
Bringer of the Last Gift
Chupacabra Echo
Chupacabra Echo
Council of Echoes
Council of Echoes
Deathcap Marionette
Deathcap Marionette
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
Deranged Assistant
Deranged Assistant
Didact Echo
Didact Echo
Dreadhound
Dreadhound
Dreadwing Scavenger
Dreadwing Scavenger
Echo of Dusk
Echo of Dusk
Frilled Cave-Wurm
Frilled Cave-Wurm
Huskburster Swarm
Huskburster Swarm
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Millikin
Millikin
Rampaging Spiketail
Rampaging Spiketail
Sage of Days
Sage of Days
Screaming Phantom
Screaming Phantom
Soulcoil Viper
Soulcoil Viper
Souls of the Lost
Souls of the Lost
Starving Revenant
Starving Revenant
Starwinder
Starwinder
Stinging Cave Crawler
Stinging Cave Crawler
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Wonder
Wonder
Instants (11)
Another Chance
Another Chance
Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph
Confounding Riddle
Confounding Riddle
Drown in the Loch
Drown in the Loch
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Fanatical Offering
Fanatical Offering
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Join the Dead
Join the Dead
Out of Air
Out of Air
Overwhelming Remorse
Overwhelming Remorse
Scour for Scrap
Scour for Scrap
Sorceries (10)
Ancestral Reminiscence
Ancestral Reminiscence
Chart a Course
Chart a Course
Defossilize
Defossilize
Extract from Darkness
Extract from Darkness
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Terror Tide
Terror Tide
Victimize
Victimize
Wail of the Forgotten
Wail of the Forgotten
Winternight Stories
Winternight Stories
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Bloodthorn Flail
Bloodthorn Flail
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Inverted Iceberg
Inverted Iceberg
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Orazca Puzzle-Door
Orazca Puzzle-Door
Visage of Dread
Visage of Dread
Waterlogged Hulk
Waterlogged Hulk
Enchantments (5)
Canonized in Blood
Canonized in Blood
Eaten by Piranhas
Eaten by Piranhas
Oversold Cemetery
Oversold Cemetery
Song of Stupefaction
Song of Stupefaction
Stillness in Motion
Stillness in Motion
Lands (11)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Guildgate
Dimir Guildgate
Dismal Backwater
Dismal Backwater
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Hidden Cataract
Hidden Cataract
Hidden Necropolis
Hidden Necropolis
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Restless Reef
Restless Reef
Soured Springs
Soured Springs
Tainted Isle
Tainted Isle
Basics (2)
Island
12 Islands
Swamp
13 Swamps