Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Control

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Arnaud Gompertz
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Eater of the Dead
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Tree of Perdition
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Mindcrank
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Visions of Beyond
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Force of Will
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Mana Vault
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Imperial Seal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Chrome Mox
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Painter's Servant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Shield Sphere
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Notion Thief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thopter Assembly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peregrine Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Excavated Wall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Steel Wall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Silver Myr
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Flusterstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Delay
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Consultation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shred Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Join the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fractured Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Doomsday
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Grindstone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Time Sieve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lantern of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Copy Artifact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Counterbalance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Field of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Artificer's Intuition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Bloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Underground Sea
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Swamp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Misty Rainforest
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Sunken Ruins
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Flooded Strand
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Glimmervoid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-54%synergy