The Ancient One (Commander) - Self-Mill

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Paul Palmer
Mar 2, 2024
Technically Playable - Phenax, God of Deception
Compare a 2014 Dimir Mill deck to a 2024 build with Phenax, God of Deception.
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Ardyn, the Usurper
18% of 17 decks +16% synergy
The Warring Triad
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Ice Flan
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Summon: Bahamut
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terror Tide
62% of 136 decks +60% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
59% of 136 decks +56% synergy
Likeness Looter
60% of 136 decks +52% synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
52% of 136 decks +51% synergy
Stitch Together
50% of 136 decks +47% synergy
Wonder
52% of 136 decks +46% synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51% of 136 decks +45% synergy
Starving Revenant
47% of 136 decks +45% synergy
The Everflowing Well
46% of 136 decks +45% synergy
Souls of the Lost
43% of 136 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53% of 136 decks -3% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46% of 136 decks +33% synergy
Dread Return
44% of 136 decks +38% synergy
Reanimate
42% of 136 decks +20% synergy
Training Grounds
42% of 136 decks +38% synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
41% of 136 decks +39% synergy
Frantic Search
40% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Dreadhound
39% of 136 decks +38% synergy
Millikin
38% of 136 decks +35% synergy
Victimize
38% of 136 decks +24% synergy
Game Changers
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
18% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15% of 136 decks -12% synergy
Rhystic Study
12% of 136 decks -14% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10% of 136 decks -10% synergy
Notion Thief
10% of 136 decks -3% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5% of 136 decks -13% synergy
Demonic Tutor
5% of 136 decks -16% synergy
Creatures
Deranged Assistant
37% of 136 decks +34% synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
36% of 136 decks +35% synergy
Chupacabra Echo
35% of 136 decks +34% synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
35% of 136 decks +31% synergy
Consuming Aberration
31% of 136 decks +16% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
29% of 136 decks +29% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Shadow of Mortality
28% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Doom Whisperer
25% of 136 decks +21% synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
24% of 136 decks +19% synergy
Echo of Dusk
23% of 135 decks +23% synergy
Stalactite Stalker
23% of 136 decks +23% synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
23% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
22% of 136 decks +19% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
22% of 50 decks +20% synergy
Sage of Days
21% of 135 decks +21% synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
20% of 135 decks +20% synergy
Deathcap Marionette
20% of 135 decks +20% synergy
Abyssal Harvester
20% of 50 decks +18% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
20% of 136 decks +17% synergy
Massacre Wurm
19% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
19% of 136 decks +16% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
19% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Fleet Swallower
18% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
18% of 50 decks +17% synergy
Screaming Phantom
17% of 135 decks +17% synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
17% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Soulcoil Viper
17% of 136 decks +17% synergy
Nighthowler
17% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Hollow Marauder
17% of 95 decks +17% synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
16% of 64 decks +14% synergy
Council of Echoes
15% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
14% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
14% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Marauding Brinefang
13% of 135 decks +13% synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
13% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
13% of 102 decks +12% synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
12% of 136 decks +10% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Dogged Detective
12% of 136 decks +10% synergy
Horrid Shadowspinner
12% of 91 decks +10% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12% of 69 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Another Chance
32% of 135 decks +31% synergy
Bitter Triumph
30% of 135 decks +25% synergy
Join the Dead
30% of 135 decks +29% synergy
Drown in the Loch
28% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Negate
25% of 136 decks -8% synergy
Fact or Fiction
24% of 136 decks +12% synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
24% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Confounding Riddle
22% of 136 decks +21% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
21% of 136 decks +18% synergy
Dark Ritual
18% of 136 decks -16% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15% of 136 decks -13% synergy
Dig Through Time
14% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Songs of the Damned
14% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Entomb
14% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14% of 58 decks +11% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
13% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Deadly Rollick
13% of 136 decks -6% synergy
Consider
12% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Withering Torment
12% of 64 decks -4% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12% of 91 decks +1% synergy
Refute
12% of 50 decks +9% synergy
Corpse Churn
12% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Denial
11% of 136 decks -15% synergy
Mana Drain
10% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 136 decks -6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 91 decks -5% synergy
Stubborn Denial
10% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Fanatical Offering
9% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Circular Logic
9% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Out of Air
8% of 135 decks +8% synergy
Mission Briefing
8% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Thought Scour
8% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Curate
8% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Aetherize
7% of 136 decks -3% synergy
Countersquall
7% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Spell Rupture
7% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 136 decks -9% synergy
Curtains' Call
7% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Brainstorm
7% of 136 decks -24% synergy
Price of Fame
7% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Live or Die
6% of 62 decks +6% synergy
Resculpt
6% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Counterpoint
6% of 109 decks +4% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
5% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Visions of Beyond
5% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Reality Shift
5% of 136 decks -10% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38% of 136 decks +0% synergy
Windfall
35% of 136 decks +21% synergy
Living Death
29% of 136 decks +25% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29% of 136 decks +19% synergy
Persist
26% of 136 decks +22% synergy
Treasure Cruise
24% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Defossilize
21% of 136 decks +20% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21% of 136 decks +12% synergy
Extract from Darkness
19% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Toxic Deluge
18% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
18% of 79 decks +16% synergy
Demonic Counsel
16% of 69 decks +15% synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
13% of 135 decks +13% synergy
Deep Analysis
12% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Cut Your Losses
11% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Buried Alive
11% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Chart a Course
10% of 136 decks +8% synergy
Maddening Cacophony
10% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Connive // Concoct
9% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Incarnation Technique
9% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Lively Dirge
8% of 95 decks +7% synergy
Unearth
8% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Fractured Sanity
8% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Notion Rain
8% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Restart Sequence
8% of 87 decks +6% synergy
Winternight Stories
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7% of 136 decks +2% synergy
From the Catacombs
7% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Damnation
7% of 136 decks -4% synergy
Strategic Planning
7% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Charnel Serenade
7% of 109 decks +5% synergy
Exhume
7% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Sign in Blood
7% of 136 decks +0% synergy
Diresight
6% of 79 decks +4% synergy
Traumatize
6% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Quag Feast
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Malicious Eclipse
5% of 135 decks +5% synergy
Zombify
5% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Cauldron of Eternity
31% of 136 decks +30% synergy
Lightning Greaves
25% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
22% of 135 decks +22% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Altar of the Wretched
18% of 136 decks +17% synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Crucible of Worlds
15% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
13% of 135 decks +13% synergy
Visage of Dread
12% of 136 decks +12% synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Inverted Iceberg
12% of 135 decks +12% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Mindcrank
10% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Tithing Blade
9% of 136 decks +8% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
9% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
9% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
7% of 136 decks +7% synergy
The Enigma Jewel
7% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Bonehoard
7% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Altar of Dementia
7% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
6% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
5% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
38% of 136 decks +26% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
25% of 136 decks +23% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24% of 91 decks +21% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
20% of 136 decks +19% synergy
Stillness in Motion
19% of 26 decks +18% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18% of 136 decks +16% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
18% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Canonized in Blood
17% of 135 decks +17% synergy
Song of Stupefaction
15% of 135 decks +15% synergy
Search for Azcanta
15% of 136 decks +12% synergy
Necromancy
14% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Fraying Sanity
13% of 136 decks +10% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
12% of 109 decks +8% synergy
Fungal Fortitude
12% of 135 decks +11% synergy
Demonic Embrace
11% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Court of Cunning
11% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Out of the Tombs
10% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Grasping Shadows
8% of 135 decks +8% synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
8% of 62 decks +8% synergy
Utter Insignificance
8% of 90 decks +7% synergy
Criminal Past
7% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7% of 136 decks +0% synergy
Aqueous Form
7% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Mystic Remora
6% of 136 decks -11% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Tortured Existence
6% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5% of 93 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
17% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Jace Reawakened
6% of 96 decks +6% synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
6% of 50 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Restless Reef
36% of 136 decks +28% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Rogue's Passage
32% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Reliquary Tower
23% of 136 decks -13% synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
23% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Hidden Necropolis
20% of 136 decks +19% synergy
Hidden Cataract
18% of 136 decks +18% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Drownyard Temple
18% of 136 decks +15% synergy
Echoing Deeps
17% of 136 decks +16% synergy
Witch's Cottage
17% of 136 decks +13% synergy
Mortuary Mire
15% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Barren Moor
14% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Academy Ruins
12% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12% of 136 decks +10% synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Tomb Fortress
10% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Sunken Palace
10% of 90 decks +9% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Volatile Fault
9% of 135 decks +9% synergy
Pit of Offerings
8% of 136 decks +7% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
8% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Buried Ruin
7% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Cabal Coffers
7% of 136 decks -5% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76% of 136 decks -8% synergy
Sol Ring
70% of 136 decks -19% synergy
Dimir Signet
59% of 136 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47% of 136 decks -13% synergy
Mind Stone
37% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Fellwar Stone
24% of 136 decks -8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
21% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Sky Diamond
12% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
12% of 136 decks -19% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Buried Treasure
8% of 135 decks +8% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
96% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Island
95% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Command Tower
79% of 136 decks -10% synergy
Sunken Hollow
64% of 136 decks -3% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62% of 136 decks +11% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44% of 136 decks +3% synergy
Undercity Sewers
41% of 112 decks +22% synergy
Tainted Isle
37% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Choked Estuary
36% of 136 decks -13% synergy
Morphic Pool
35% of 136 decks -3% synergy
Watery Grave
32% of 136 decks -12% synergy
Evolving Wilds
31% of 136 decks +14% synergy
Underground River
31% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
27% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Fetid Pools
26% of 136 decks +10% synergy
Polluted Delta
26% of 136 decks -4% synergy
Port of Karfell
24% of 136 decks +16% synergy
Temple of Deceit
24% of 136 decks -14% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22% of 65 decks -1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21% of 136 decks +9% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Sunken Ruins
18% of 136 decks +5% synergy
Exotic Orchard
15% of 136 decks -19% synergy
Hidden Grotto
15% of 79 decks +13% synergy
Promising Vein
13% of 135 decks +13% synergy
Dismal Backwater
12% of 136 decks -4% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12% of 91 decks +1% synergy
River of Tears
11% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 91 decks -5% synergy
Ash Barrens
10% of 136 decks +4% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 136 decks +1% synergy
Darkslick Shores
10% of 136 decks -4% synergy
Captivating Cave
9% of 135 decks +9% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7% of 136 decks +2% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Boggart Trawler
7% of 90 decks +0% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of 90 decks -2% synergy
Prismatic Vista
7% of 136 decks -0% synergy
Scalding Tarn
7% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Soured Springs
6% of 96 decks +3% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6% of 136 decks -1% synergy
Ice Tunnel
6% of 136 decks +0% synergy
Underground Sea
6% of 136 decks -7% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6% of 136 decks -2% synergy
Forgotten Monument
6% of 136 decks +6% synergy
Conduit Pylons
5% of 95 decks +3% synergy
Marsh Flats
5% of 136 decks -4% synergy