Phenax, God of Deception
$17.47
$17.47Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#278
Current Rank
#315
Last Week
#248
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
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Phenax Vs Wort 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Kitsune's Technique+2% Synergy
Silvergill Peddler+1% Synergy
$0.17
Omni-Changeling0% Synergy
$0.32
Dream Harvest-1% Synergy
$0.46
Glen Elendra's Answer-2% Synergy
$2.48
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+72% Synergy
$0.18
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.47
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.27
Maddening Cacophony+60% Synergy
$5.59
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+56% Synergy
$41.22
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$2.76
Mindcrank+55% Synergy
$11.37
Wight of Precinct Six+54% Synergy
$0.11
Duskmantle Guildmage+53% Synergy
$0.80
Wall of Frost+50% Synergy
$0.21
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Fractured Sanity+50% Synergy
$1.74
Cruel Somnophage+48% Synergy
$0.50
Traumatize+48% Synergy
$4.06
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Grind+46% Synergy
$5.08
The Water Crystal+43% Synergy
$2.66
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$0.90
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$0.53
Singularity Rupture+38% Synergy
$0.58
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$1.60
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+5% Synergy
$54.27
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$40.86
Consecrated Sphinx+5% Synergy
$33.75
Notion Thief+3% Synergy
$1.64
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$57.74
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$15.02
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$100.35
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$61.04
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$62.81
Fierce Guardianship-6% Synergy
$46.80
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+45% Synergy
$1.45
Eater of the Dead+43% Synergy
$0.80
Mortivore+42% Synergy
$0.51
Hedron Crab+38% Synergy
$1.54
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+36% Synergy
$27.01
Fleet Swallower+33% Synergy
$1.30
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.34
The Mindskinner+32% Synergy
$1.72
Silent Arbiter+31% Synergy
$13.71
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+30% Synergy
$0.59
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$1.19
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+28% Synergy
$0.11
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+27% Synergy
$37.41
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.98
Nemesis of Reason+25% Synergy
$2.93
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$1.19
Corrupted Shapeshifter+24% Synergy
$0.05
Wall of Lost Thoughts+23% Synergy
$0.16
Manic Scribe+23% Synergy
$0.30
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+23% Synergy
$0.46
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+22% Synergy
$0.69
Jace's Phantasm+22% Synergy
$0.27
Ioreth of the Healing House+21% Synergy
$0.19
Glacial Wall+20% Synergy
$0.26
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.11
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$2.09
Deepmuck Desperado+16% Synergy
$0.11
Dreamborn Muse+16% Synergy
$3.94
Aegis Turtle+16% Synergy
$0.05
Guiltfeeder+15% Synergy
$1.19
Riddlekeeper+15% Synergy
$11.08
The Haunt of Hightower+15% Synergy
$2.42
Soulless Jailer+15% Synergy
$0.46
Unhallowed Phalanx+15% Synergy
$0.12
Crashing Drawbridge+14% Synergy
$0.38
Avatar of Woe+14% Synergy
$4.07
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$15.63
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.12
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$0.37
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.21
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.09
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.21
Wall of Junk+9% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Doppelganger+8% Synergy
$0.55
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.24
Jace's Archivist+7% Synergy
$8.80
Wall of Mist+7% Synergy
$0.07
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+5% Synergy
$1.38
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$4.59
Baleful Strix-15% Synergy
$1.38
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$5.05
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$6.70
Didn't Say Please+30% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Collapse+30% Synergy
$0.28
Psychic Strike+27% Synergy
$0.16
Archive Trap+21% Synergy
$2.01
Grisly Spectacle+18% Synergy
$0.06
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.15
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.47
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.97
Psychic Spiral+7% Synergy
$0.20
Perplex+6% Synergy
$2.38
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.51
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.54
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.34
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.21
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.61
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.10
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$52.76
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.06
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.12
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$0.88
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.34
Fact or Fiction-3% Synergy
$0.16
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$47.03
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$3.26
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.67
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.28
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.95
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$7.47
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$3.54
Reality Shift-6% Synergy
$0.13
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.26
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.53
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.15
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$22.09
Dark Ritual-13% Synergy
$4.24
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$2.15
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+32% Synergy
$3.13
Glimpse the Unthinkable+26% Synergy
$2.53
Cut Your Losses+26% Synergy
$1.20
Mind Funeral+25% Synergy
$0.97
Breach the Multiverse+16% Synergy
$5.80
Windfall+14% Synergy
$4.26
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$3.66
Pilfered Plans+11% Synergy
$0.12
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.17
Increasing Confusion+9% Synergy
$1.22
Damnation+8% Synergy
$18.59
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.88
Whispering Madness+7% Synergy
$2.70
Mind Sculpt+7% Synergy
$0.15
Nuclear Fallout+6% Synergy
$0.93
Startled Awake+6% Synergy
$1.08
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.11
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.19
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.85
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.30
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.19
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$25.19
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.16
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$2.49
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.23
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$6.95
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.57
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$6.61
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.26
Feed the Swarm-16% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+35% Synergy
$13.95
Bonehoard+32% Synergy
$0.66
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$26.32
Altar of the Brood+23% Synergy
$7.21
Riverchurn Monument+22% Synergy
$2.13
Keening Stone+19% Synergy
$0.45
Grindstone+12% Synergy
$10.36
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.34
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+8% Synergy
$4.04
Folio of Fancies+7% Synergy
$1.17
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$3.55
Profane Memento+7% Synergy
$1.45
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$17.25
Tormod's Crypt+6% Synergy
$0.43
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$1.25
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.43
Altar of Dementia+4% Synergy
$11.90
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$4.72
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.37
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$0.23
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Psychic Corrosion+43% Synergy
$5.85
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$1.13
Memory Erosion+40% Synergy
$7.82
Sphinx's Tutelage+30% Synergy
$3.20
Court of Cunning+28% Synergy
$3.85
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$3.38
Unstoppable Plan+26% Synergy
$2.16
Intruder Alarm+22% Synergy
$2.92
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$16.53
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$8.89
Teferi's Tutelage+14% Synergy
$0.35
Patient Rebuilding+12% Synergy
$0.67
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$12.45
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.46
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.44
Drowned Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.58
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.14
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$21.52
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$9.09
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$8.15
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$13.68
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+23% Synergy
$2.78
Ashiok, Dream Render+20% Synergy
$1.78
Jace, the Perfected Mind+14% Synergy
$1.23
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+7% Synergy
$6.66
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.94
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.40
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.71
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+31% Synergy
$0.14
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+24% Synergy
$0.53
Restless Reef+11% Synergy
$1.15
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$50.26
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.59
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.21
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.82
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$5.28
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.12
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$44.36
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$53.21
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.36
Halimar Depths+1% Synergy
$0.22
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.16
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.67
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$27.77
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$9.08
Creeping Tar Pit-2% Synergy
$0.33
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$20.52
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.16
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.10
Dimir Locket+5% Synergy
$0.16
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.10
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.52
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$0.82
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.87
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.23
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.49
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.23
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.22
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.28
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$1.71
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.72
Talisman of Dominance-8% Synergy
$4.41
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+10% Synergy
$0.19
Dismal Backwater+8% Synergy
$0.06
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.09
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.12
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$2.94
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.18
Jwar Isle Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.19
Submerged Boneyard+4% Synergy
$0.09
Watery Grave+3% Synergy
$9.07
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$5.32
Sunken Ruins+3% Synergy
$8.62
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$9.04
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$5.00
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$30.45
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.29
Island0% Synergy
$0.15
Clearwater Pathway0% Synergy
$4.98
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$13.66
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.16
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.28
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.14
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.14
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$16.84
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.22
Morphic Pool-2% Synergy
$18.54
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.12
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.15
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.27
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.07
Snow-Covered Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.47
Snow-Covered Island-2% Synergy
$0.82
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.23
Darkwater Catacombs-3% Synergy
$0.21
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$14.76
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$25.87
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$26.95
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$15.30
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.22
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.26
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$18.32
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.23
Underground River-6% Synergy
$1.11
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$3.54
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.26
Tainted Isle-9% Synergy
$0.29
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.16
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.13
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