Phenax, God of Deception
$13.12
$13.12Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#237
Current Rank
#256
Last Week
#240
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
Commander, but Damage is Banned
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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
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+36% Synergy
$21.33
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors+3% Synergy
$0.39
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean+3% Synergy
$0.67
North Pole Patrol+1% Synergy
$0.09
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian-1% Synergy
$34.04
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+72% Synergy
$0.20
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.40
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.30
Maddening Cacophony+60% Synergy
$6.67
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+57% Synergy
$43.52
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$11.31
Mindcrank+55% Synergy
$11.23
Wight of Precinct Six+54% Synergy
$0.10
Duskmantle Guildmage+54% Synergy
$0.71
Fractured Sanity+50% Synergy
$3.64
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Traumatize+49% Synergy
$4.34
Wall of Frost+49% Synergy
$0.22
Cruel Somnophage+48% Synergy
$0.39
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.25
Mind Grind+46% Synergy
$6.38
The Water Crystal+42% Synergy
$2.66
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$1.00
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$0.40
Singularity Rupture+38% Synergy
$0.73
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$1.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+5% Synergy
$49.78
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$37.99
Consecrated Sphinx+5% Synergy
$34.12
Notion Thief+3% Synergy
$1.56
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$48.58
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$13.35
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$57.97
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$89.88
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$63.77
Fierce Guardianship-6% Synergy
$40.38
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+44% Synergy
$1.34
Eater of the Dead+42% Synergy
$0.72
Mortivore+42% Synergy
$0.50
Hedron Crab+38% Synergy
$0.89
Fleet Swallower+34% Synergy
$1.21
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.40
The Mindskinner+32% Synergy
$1.39
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+31% Synergy
$0.55
Silent Arbiter+31% Synergy
$10.33
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$1.14
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+28% Synergy
$0.13
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+28% Synergy
$20.94
Terisian Mindbreaker+27% Synergy
$0.84
Nemesis of Reason+26% Synergy
$3.79
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$1.23
Manic Scribe+24% Synergy
$0.25
Wall of Lost Thoughts+24% Synergy
$0.16
Corrupted Shapeshifter+24% Synergy
$0.05
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+23% Synergy
$0.52
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+22% Synergy
$0.67
Jace's Phantasm+22% Synergy
$0.28
Ioreth of the Healing House+21% Synergy
$0.16
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.28
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.17
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$1.31
Deepmuck Desperado+17% Synergy
$0.07
Dreamborn Muse+16% Synergy
$4.04
Guiltfeeder+15% Synergy
$1.42
Riddlekeeper+15% Synergy
$11.30
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.08
Soulless Jailer+15% Synergy
$0.39
Unhallowed Phalanx+15% Synergy
$0.10
Avatar of Woe+14% Synergy
$3.93
The Haunt of Hightower+14% Synergy
$1.79
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$11.60
Crashing Drawbridge+13% Synergy
$0.34
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.10
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$0.38
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.16
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.09
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.20
Dimir Doppelganger+8% Synergy
$0.59
Jace's Archivist+8% Synergy
$7.25
Wall of Junk+8% Synergy
$0.29
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.21
Wall of Mist+7% Synergy
$0.06
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+5% Synergy
$1.40
Dauthi Voidwalker0% Synergy
$3.82
Solemn Simulacrum-5% Synergy
$0.20
Baleful Strix-15% Synergy
$0.99
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$5.60
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$7.42
Didn't Say Please+31% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Collapse+30% Synergy
$0.27
Psychic Strike+27% Synergy
$0.13
Archive Trap+21% Synergy
$1.64
Grisly Spectacle+19% Synergy
$0.07
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.32
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.14
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.33
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.57
Psychic Spiral+8% Synergy
$0.20
Perplex+6% Synergy
$0.78
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.34
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.34
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.32
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.21
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.78
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.11
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$45.83
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.07
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.44
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$0.67
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.18
Fact or Fiction-4% Synergy
$0.12
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$48.26
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.25
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$3.23
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.47
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.19
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$7.43
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.63
Reality Shift-6% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Denial-7% Synergy
$1.58
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$8.82
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.18
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.53
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$18.26
Dark Ritual-13% Synergy
$3.45
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$1.89
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+32% Synergy
$3.07
Glimpse the Unthinkable+27% Synergy
$2.60
Cut Your Losses+27% Synergy
$1.16
Mind Funeral+26% Synergy
$0.96
Breach the Multiverse+16% Synergy
$5.74
Windfall+14% Synergy
$3.84
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$3.80
Pilfered Plans+12% Synergy
$0.10
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.16
Increasing Confusion+10% Synergy
$1.38
Damnation+8% Synergy
$16.94
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$1.70
Mind Sculpt+8% Synergy
$0.13
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.81
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.46
Startled Awake+7% Synergy
$0.75
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.13
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.17
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$6.79
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.12
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.19
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$23.02
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.26
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.46
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.13
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$6.57
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.93
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.46
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$5.32
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.18
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.25
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+34% Synergy
$13.84
Bonehoard+33% Synergy
$0.44
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$24.10
Altar of the Brood+22% Synergy
$7.12
Riverchurn Monument+22% Synergy
$1.43
Keening Stone+20% Synergy
$0.36
Grindstone+11% Synergy
$10.39
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.38
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+9% Synergy
$4.07
Tormod's Crypt+7% Synergy
$0.45
Folio of Fancies+7% Synergy
$1.10
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$3.74
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$17.15
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$1.55
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$1.17
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.52
Altar of Dementia+4% Synergy
$10.45
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$4.33
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$3.86
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$0.19
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.20
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Psychic Corrosion+43% Synergy
$4.65
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.42
Memory Erosion+41% Synergy
$7.09
Sphinx's Tutelage+31% Synergy
$3.48
Court of Cunning+30% Synergy
$3.21
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$2.77
Unstoppable Plan+25% Synergy
$1.96
Intruder Alarm+22% Synergy
$2.93
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$11.44
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$8.22
Teferi's Tutelage+15% Synergy
$0.30
Patient Rebuilding+12% Synergy
$0.61
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$11.27
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.36
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.43
Drowned Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.50
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.17
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$20.14
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$9.06
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$7.75
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$11.71
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+24% Synergy
$2.53
Ashiok, Dream Render+20% Synergy
$1.64
Jace, the Perfected Mind+15% Synergy
$1.28
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+7% Synergy
$6.02
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.82
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.14
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.90
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+31% Synergy
$0.13
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+24% Synergy
$0.68
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$1.00
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$47.66
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.43
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.23
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.63
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$6.48
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.11
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$38.24
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$2.26
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$46.26
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.28
Halimar Depths+1% Synergy
$0.21
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$2.83
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.18
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$25.66
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$7.14
Creeping Tar Pit-2% Synergy
$0.31
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$19.12
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.15
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.13
Dimir Locket+5% Synergy
$0.19
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.09
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.41
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.83
Dimir Signet+1% Synergy
$0.59
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.16
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.21
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.17
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.18
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$1.22
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.92
Talisman of Dominance-8% Synergy
$2.87
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+10% Synergy
$0.07
Dismal Backwater+9% Synergy
$0.08
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.11
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.16
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$1.83
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.17
Jwar Isle Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.24
Submerged Boneyard+4% Synergy
$0.07
Watery Grave+3% Synergy
$7.07
Sunken Ruins+3% Synergy
$8.61
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$7.78
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$4.95
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$4.69
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.29
Clearwater Pathway0% Synergy
$4.06
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$7.86
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.17
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.04
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.15
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.82
Island-1% Synergy
$0.08
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.10
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$14.85
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.07
Underground Sea-2% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.44
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.15
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.32
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.06
Snow-Covered Island-2% Synergy
$0.80
Snow-Covered Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.48
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.23
Darkwater Catacombs-3% Synergy
$0.15
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$17.24
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$13.06
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$24.38
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$25.18
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.17
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.21
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$17.19
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.22
Underground River-6% Synergy
$0.96
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.63
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$8.82
Tainted Isle-9% Synergy
$0.28
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.14
Path of Ancestry-23% Synergy
$0.16
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