The Ancient One (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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The Mindskinner
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Fleet Swallower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Deranged Assistant
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Training Grounds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Cut Your Losses
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Superior Spider-Man
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Souls of the Lost
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Millikin
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Ruin Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Dreadhound
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wonder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Starving Revenant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Captain of Umbar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Guile
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Skyship Buccaneer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elite Arcanist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Tomebound Lich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Armored Skaab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grimoire Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Negate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Another Chance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Visions of Beyond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Shred Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Short
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Depart the Realm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Drink
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chemister's Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vendetta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thwart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Foil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wash Away
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Commandeer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Join the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hydroblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Illicit Shipment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Terror Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Drain Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Memory Sluice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Enter the Infinite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Goods
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Conscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
The Everflowing Well
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Psychic Paper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Moonsilver Key
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Visage of Dread
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Riddles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Winged Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rod of Absorption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Utter Insignificance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Precognition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Oppression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Search for Azcanta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chronic Flooding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Criminal Past
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Frogify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Volatile Fault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Saprazzan Cove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ether
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Firemind Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Solar Transformer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Port of Karfell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Murky Sewer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-32%synergy
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