The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Core

The Ancient One
Rank #577
43decks
Background image for Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
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.
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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Reanimate
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Stitch Together
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Animate Dead
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Likeness Looter
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Wonder
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Consuming Aberration
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Dread Return
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Terror Tide
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Dreadhound
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Souls of the Lost
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Millikin
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Ruin Crab
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Deranged Assistant
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Frog
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Hollow Marauder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Visions of Beyond
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Another Chance
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Circular Logic
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Join the Dead
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Mental Note
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Persist
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
From the Catacombs
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Connive // Concoct
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Charnel Serenade
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Welcome the Dead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Everflowing Well
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Uthros Scanship
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fell Gravship
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Specimen Freighter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Out of the Tombs
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Restless Reef
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Tomb Fortress
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Relic of Legends
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Island
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Undercity Sewers
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
52%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Underground Sea
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Port of Karfell
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-10%synergy