The Ancient One (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

The Ancient One
Rank #577
6decks
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Swan Song
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Deadly Rollick
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Necromancy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Misdirection
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Reanimate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Consultation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
91%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Mana Vault
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Force of Will
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Likeness Looter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Banehound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Angler Turtle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Predator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skirge Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Polar Kraken
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scavenged Brawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Death's Shadow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Jokulmorder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reality Smasher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Spined Megalodon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Containment Construct
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Commandeer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Songs of the Damned
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Strix Serenade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Not of This World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Miscast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Daze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Banishing Knack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Incarnation Technique
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Doomsday
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expropriate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
From the Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Everflowing Well
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Scion of Halaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treachery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Lake of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
City of Traitors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-45%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Underground Sea
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Conduit Pylons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Grotto
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy