The Ancient One (Commander) - Optimized

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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.
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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Moonshadow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Does Machines
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Stitch Together
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion58 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Terror Tide
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Likeness Looter
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Consuming Aberration
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Wonder
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Ruin Crab
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Deranged Assistant
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Souls of the Lost
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Millikin
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Dreadhound
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Starving Revenant
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Void Winnower
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
It That Betrays
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Entomb
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Consider
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Join the Dead
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Another Chance
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Reenact the Crime
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
15%synergy
The Everflowing Well
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
15%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Stillness in Motion
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Restless Reef
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Tomb Fortress
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion80 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion67 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion81 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion81 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion76 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion54 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-4%synergy