Phenax, God of Deception
$10.08
$10.08Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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Ranking
#244
Current Rank
#259
Last Week
#233
Last Month
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Debut Set
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Decks on Archidekt
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
$50 Budget Commander - EDH Gameplay Ep 113
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Phenax VS Kotis 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay
MAMTG cEDH S5 E22 | ITS STORM FORCE OF NATURE TIME! | ft @ComedIanMTG
ALL HALLOW'S EVE? | Edgar Markov vs Reaper King vs Vren vs Phenax | MTG Commander Gameplay | GMR #11
The Ur Dragon VS Phenax 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay
Phenax Vs Wort 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay
MTG Commander Gameplay | BOOK BRAWL!!! | Codie, Phenax, Breena & Aesi | Magic: The Gathering EDH
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Singularity Rupture+36% Synergy
$0.72
Zero Point Ballad+2% Synergy
$0.33
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+1% Synergy
$0.36
Scour for Scrap0% Synergy
$0.26
Divert Disaster0% Synergy
$0.08
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+73% Synergy
$0.19
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.41
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.52
Maddening Cacophony+61% Synergy
$6.82
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+57% Synergy
$43.27
Mindcrank+56% Synergy
$16.33
Tree of Perdition+55% Synergy
$10.73
Duskmantle Guildmage+55% Synergy
$0.64
Wight of Precinct Six+54% Synergy
$0.14
Fractured Sanity+51% Synergy
$2.51
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Traumatize+50% Synergy
$5.37
Wall of Frost+49% Synergy
$0.25
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.30
Cruel Somnophage+47% Synergy
$0.31
Mind Grind+47% Synergy
$2.80
Psychic Corrosion+44% Synergy
$4.51
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$2.45
The Water Crystal+40% Synergy
$2.13
Syr Konrad, the Grim+39% Synergy
$0.49
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$1.25
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+5% Synergy
$49.29
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$46.53
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$35.46
Notion Thief+2% Synergy
$0.78
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$52.72
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$15.45
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$95.44
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$59.87
Thassa's Oracle-3% Synergy
$19.02
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$61.91
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+43% Synergy
$1.00
Mortivore+42% Synergy
$0.49
Eater of the Dead+42% Synergy
$1.03
Hedron Crab+37% Synergy
$2.63
Fleet Swallower+35% Synergy
$1.01
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.43
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+32% Synergy
$0.57
Silent Arbiter+32% Synergy
$8.38
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$1.68
Sire of Stagnation+30% Synergy
$1.15
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+28% Synergy
$19.12
Terisian Mindbreaker+28% Synergy
$0.94
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+27% Synergy
$0.11
Nemesis of Reason+26% Synergy
$1.89
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$0.78
Manic Scribe+25% Synergy
$0.21
Wall of Lost Thoughts+24% Synergy
$0.16
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+24% Synergy
$0.45
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+23% Synergy
$0.51
Corrupted Shapeshifter+23% Synergy
$0.04
Jace's Phantasm+23% Synergy
$0.27
Ioreth of the Healing House+21% Synergy
$0.18
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.22
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$0.58
Fog Bank+17% Synergy
$0.19
Dreamborn Muse+17% Synergy
$4.06
Deepmuck Desperado+17% Synergy
$0.14
Guiltfeeder+16% Synergy
$1.01
Riddlekeeper+16% Synergy
$10.92
Unhallowed Phalanx+16% Synergy
$0.08
Soulless Jailer+16% Synergy
$0.70
Avatar of Woe+15% Synergy
$3.49
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.06
The Haunt of Hightower+14% Synergy
$2.14
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$6.28
Crashing Drawbridge+13% Synergy
$0.54
Doomsday Excruciator+12% Synergy
$0.34
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.08
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.19
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.06
Dimir Doppelganger+9% Synergy
$0.59
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.25
Jace's Archivist+8% Synergy
$6.68
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.22
Wall of Junk+8% Synergy
$0.23
Wall of Mist+8% Synergy
$0.06
Geth, Lord of the Vault+6% Synergy
$0.89
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+5% Synergy
$1.59
Shadow Kin+5% Synergy
$0.71
Dauthi Voidwalker0% Synergy
$5.85
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$6.48
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$13.39
Didn't Say Please+31% Synergy
$0.24
Thought Collapse+31% Synergy
$0.26
Psychic Strike+28% Synergy
$0.14
Archive Trap+20% Synergy
$1.63
Grisly Spectacle+20% Synergy
$0.07
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.18
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.29
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.40
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.47
Psychic Spiral+8% Synergy
$0.23
Perplex+6% Synergy
$0.68
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.26
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.37
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.45
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.19
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.83
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.15
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$44.85
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.04
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.62
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$1.38
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fact or Fiction-4% Synergy
$0.17
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.26
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$2.64
Pongify-5% Synergy
$2.22
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$51.18
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.34
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$8.03
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.02
Arcane Denial-7% Synergy
$1.82
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$42.02
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.29
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.87
Reality Shift-7% Synergy
$0.25
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.14
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.76
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.91
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$1.45
Dark Ritual-14% Synergy
$3.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+33% Synergy
$2.86
Cut Your Losses+28% Synergy
$0.82
Glimpse the Unthinkable+27% Synergy
$2.66
Mind Funeral+27% Synergy
$1.07
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$6.10
Windfall+13% Synergy
$4.82
Rise of the Dark Realms+12% Synergy
$3.53
Pilfered Plans+12% Synergy
$0.05
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.14
Increasing Confusion+10% Synergy
$1.44
Damnation+8% Synergy
$20.12
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$1.39
Mind Sculpt+8% Synergy
$0.14
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.72
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.51
Startled Awake+7% Synergy
$0.85
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.12
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.14
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$6.31
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.62
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.22
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$20.09
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.29
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.25
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.51
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.54
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.61
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$5.14
Ponder-6% Synergy
$1.33
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+34% Synergy
$11.96
Bonehoard+33% Synergy
$0.25
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$23.86
Altar of the Brood+22% Synergy
$10.28
Keening Stone+21% Synergy
$0.34
Riverchurn Monument+20% Synergy
$1.23
Grindstone+11% Synergy
$10.82
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+10% Synergy
$0.49
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+9% Synergy
$1.73
Folio of Fancies+8% Synergy
$1.07
Tormod's Crypt+7% Synergy
$0.37
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$4.10
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$17.19
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$1.60
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$1.28
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$12.24
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.28
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$3.78
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.54
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.26
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.37
Memory Erosion+42% Synergy
$6.95
Sphinx's Tutelage+32% Synergy
$1.29
Court of Cunning+31% Synergy
$2.49
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$2.35
Unstoppable Plan+23% Synergy
$2.51
Intruder Alarm+22% Synergy
$2.90
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$18.15
Freed from the Real+18% Synergy
$11.77
Teferi's Tutelage+15% Synergy
$0.32
Patient Rebuilding+13% Synergy
$0.35
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$12.40
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$2.62
Leyline of the Void+7% Synergy
$0.38
Drowned Secrets+7% Synergy
$0.52
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.25
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$16.56
Mystic Remora-1% Synergy
$8.45
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$6.56
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$12.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+24% Synergy
$2.15
Ashiok, Dream Render+21% Synergy
$1.13
Jace, the Perfected Mind+16% Synergy
$2.57
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.74
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$6.72
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.18
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.34
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+32% Synergy
$0.13
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+22% Synergy
$1.15
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$1.05
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.40
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+8% Synergy
$49.50
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.23
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.89
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.39
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.15
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$35.89
Halimar Depths+2% Synergy
$0.37
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$2.59
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.74
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$49.13
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.24
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$25.71
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$7.19
Creeping Tar Pit-3% Synergy
$0.29
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$18.65
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.17
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.12
Dimir Locket+6% Synergy
$0.17
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.17
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.38
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$1.13
Dimir Signet+1% Synergy
$0.51
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.70
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.24
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.17
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.21
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.52
Thought Vessel-7% Synergy
$1.15
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.34
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$0.87
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+11% Synergy
$0.07
Dismal Backwater+10% Synergy
$0.04
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.18
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.18
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$1.44
Jwar Isle Refuge+7% Synergy
$0.23
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.23
Submerged Boneyard+4% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Deceit+3% Synergy
$0.25
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$8.12
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$7.60
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$5.02
Sunken Ruins+2% Synergy
$9.11
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$5.01
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.30
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$11.76
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.20
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.34
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.18
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.82
Island-1% Synergy
$0.04
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$15.70
Clearwater Pathway-1% Synergy
$4.03
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.03
Underground Sea-2% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.62
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.16
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.08
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.26
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$16.75
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.14
Snow-Covered Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.43
Snow-Covered Island-3% Synergy
$0.80
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.21
Flooded Strand-4% Synergy
$13.93
Misty Rainforest-4% Synergy
$27.41
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.30
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.21
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$20.95
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.19
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.02
Underground River-7% Synergy
$0.87
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.87
Tainted Isle-11% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard-13% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-23% Synergy
$0.15
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