Phenax, God of Deception
$10.05
$10.05Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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Ranking
#237
Current Rank
#238
Last Week
#220
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Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
We Always Wanted To Build These Commanders | Midnight Mana Ep 10
Trapped In Commander Purgatory | Meaty Magic
Bilbo vs Phenax vs Go-Shintai vs Caesar | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH
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
Playing the OG Salty Commander | Memnarch (Commander/EDH 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 Water Crystal+38% Synergy
$2.82
Singularity Rupture+25% Synergy
$0.57
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+19% Synergy
$1.61
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+3% Synergy
$5.03
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.36
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+73% Synergy
$0.24
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.35
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.50
Maddening Cacophony+61% Synergy
$6.11
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+57% Synergy
$38.08
Mindcrank+56% Synergy
$12.08
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$12.96
Duskmantle Guildmage+55% Synergy
$0.70
Wight of Precinct Six+55% Synergy
$0.13
Fractured Sanity+52% Synergy
$2.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Traumatize+51% Synergy
$3.83
Wall of Frost+50% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Grind+48% Synergy
$3.10
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.28
Cruel Somnophage+46% Synergy
$0.33
Psychic Corrosion+45% Synergy
$4.58
Memory Erosion+42% Synergy
$6.29
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$0.99
Syr Konrad, the Grim+39% Synergy
$0.60
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$1.65
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+5% Synergy
$48.94
Cyclonic Rift+4% Synergy
$48.08
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$33.99
Notion Thief+2% Synergy
$0.77
Demonic Tutor0% Synergy
$58.30
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$11.92
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$94.69
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$50.85
Thassa's Oracle-3% Synergy
$16.62
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$57.48
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+43% Synergy
$1.03
Mortivore+43% Synergy
$0.52
Eater of the Dead+41% Synergy
$1.12
Hedron Crab+37% Synergy
$2.85
Fleet Swallower+35% Synergy
$1.21
Hover Barrier+34% Synergy
$0.51
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+33% Synergy
$0.60
Silent Arbiter+32% Synergy
$7.56
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$1.12
Sire of Stagnation+30% Synergy
$0.99
Terisian Mindbreaker+28% Synergy
$0.87
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+28% Synergy
$17.07
Nemesis of Reason+26% Synergy
$1.85
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+26% Synergy
$0.25
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$0.73
Manic Scribe+25% Synergy
$0.22
Wall of Lost Thoughts+25% Synergy
$0.21
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+24% Synergy
$0.57
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+24% Synergy
$0.42
Jace's Phantasm+23% Synergy
$0.24
Corrupted Shapeshifter+23% Synergy
$0.06
Ioreth of the Healing House+22% Synergy
$0.17
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.19
Dreamborn Muse+18% Synergy
$3.97
Deepmuck Desperado+18% Synergy
$0.12
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$0.63
Fog Bank+17% Synergy
$0.17
Guiltfeeder+16% Synergy
$1.32
Riddlekeeper+16% Synergy
$9.75
Unhallowed Phalanx+16% Synergy
$0.07
Soulless Jailer+16% Synergy
$0.69
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.05
Avatar of Woe+15% Synergy
$2.99
Captain N'ghathrod+14% Synergy
$6.38
The Haunt of Hightower+14% Synergy
$1.94
Crashing Drawbridge+13% Synergy
$0.56
Merfolk Secretkeeper+13% Synergy
$0.10
Doomsday Excruciator+12% Synergy
$0.33
Disciple of Deceit+11% Synergy
$0.21
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.06
Dimir Doppelganger+9% Synergy
$0.60
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.20
Jace's Archivist+8% Synergy
$6.71
Wall of Mist+8% Synergy
$0.04
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.23
Wall of Junk+8% Synergy
$0.26
Rune-Sealed Wall+7% Synergy
$0.08
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+6% Synergy
$1.46
Shadow Kin+5% Synergy
$0.57
Dauthi Voidwalker0% Synergy
$5.30
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Dramatic Reversal+39% Synergy
$15.68
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$5.53
Didn't Say Please+32% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Collapse+31% Synergy
$0.24
Psychic Strike+28% Synergy
$0.19
Grisly Spectacle+20% Synergy
$0.05
Archive Trap+19% Synergy
$2.17
Into the Story+17% Synergy
$0.20
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.48
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.47
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.45
Psychic Spiral+8% Synergy
$0.20
Perplex+6% Synergy
$1.06
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.25
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.39
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.21
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.59
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.12
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$42.96
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.06
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$1.15
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.29
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$2.59
Pongify-5% Synergy
$2.10
Fact or Fiction-5% Synergy
$0.17
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$49.42
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.51
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.21
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$42.63
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$6.09
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.26
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.64
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Denial-8% Synergy
$1.75
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.79
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.24
Dark Ritual-14% Synergy
$2.94
An Offer You Can't Refuse-14% Synergy
$1.46
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+34% Synergy
$2.57
Cut Your Losses+28% Synergy
$0.74
Glimpse the Unthinkable+28% Synergy
$2.59
Mind Funeral+27% Synergy
$1.18
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$5.65
Windfall+13% Synergy
$3.95
Rise of the Dark Realms+12% Synergy
$3.07
Pilfered Plans+12% Synergy
$0.05
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.16
Increasing Confusion+10% Synergy
$1.40
Damnation+8% Synergy
$18.68
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$1.31
Mind Sculpt+8% Synergy
$0.12
Startled Awake+8% Synergy
$0.93
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.75
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.84
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.14
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.15
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$5.95
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.76
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.21
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$18.70
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.22
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.60
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.28
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$3.59
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.30
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.61
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$7.64
Ponder-6% Synergy
$1.65
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.23
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+35% Synergy
$11.66
Bonehoard+34% Synergy
$0.29
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$20.02
Altar of the Brood+22% Synergy
$9.78
Keening Stone+22% Synergy
$0.40
Riverchurn Monument+19% Synergy
$0.70
Grindstone+11% Synergy
$10.98
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+10% Synergy
$0.50
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+10% Synergy
$1.04
Folio of Fancies+8% Synergy
$0.97
Tormod's Crypt+7% Synergy
$0.31
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$4.01
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$14.41
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$1.86
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$1.40
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$11.38
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.06
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$3.79
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.45
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.44
Court of Cunning+32% Synergy
$2.80
Sphinx's Tutelage+32% Synergy
$1.43
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$2.01
Unstoppable Plan+22% Synergy
$2.20
Bloodchief Ascension+21% Synergy
$17.12
Intruder Alarm+21% Synergy
$3.05
Freed from the Real+18% Synergy
$9.04
Teferi's Tutelage+16% Synergy
$0.25
Patient Rebuilding+13% Synergy
$0.42
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$7.34
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$1.55
Leyline of the Void+7% Synergy
$0.38
Drowned Secrets+7% Synergy
$0.57
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.22
No Mercy+4% Synergy
$15.01
Mystic Remora-1% Synergy
$8.34
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$6.79
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$15.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+24% Synergy
$2.68
Ashiok, Dream Render+21% Synergy
$0.89
Jace, the Perfected Mind+16% Synergy
$3.61
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.67
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$6.28
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.63
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.47
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+32% Synergy
$0.16
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$0.48
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.40
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+8% Synergy
$51.06
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.22
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.57
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.41
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.14
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$34.54
Halimar Depths+2% Synergy
$0.34
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$1.98
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.28
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.76
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$47.16
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$24.56
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$6.61
Creeping Tar Pit-3% Synergy
$0.28
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$19.28
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.16
Altar of the Pantheon+8% Synergy
$0.12
Dimir Locket+6% Synergy
$0.16
Dimir Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.16
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$1.28
Midnight Clock+2% Synergy
$0.29
Dimir Signet+1% Synergy
$0.54
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.44
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.07
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.14
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.22
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.26
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.51
Thought Vessel-7% Synergy
$1.33
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$1.12
Talisman of Dominance-10% Synergy
$0.90
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+12% Synergy
$0.23
Dismal Backwater+10% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+9% Synergy
$0.28
Drowned Catacomb+8% Synergy
$1.71
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.15
Jwar Isle Refuge+7% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.21
Submerged Boneyard+4% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Deceit+3% Synergy
$0.34
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$3.53
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$8.29
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$8.98
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$3.25
Sunken Ruins+2% Synergy
$9.82
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.26
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$8.84
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.19
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$3.03
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.18
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.44
Island-1% Synergy
$0.05
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$15.21
Clearwater Pathway-1% Synergy
$3.86
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$0.93
Underground Sea-2% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.98
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.15
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$15.63
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.14
Snow-Covered Island-3% Synergy
$0.83
Snow-Covered Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.43
Sunken Hollow-4% Synergy
$0.26
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.26
Flooded Strand-4% Synergy
$13.72
Misty Rainforest-4% Synergy
$25.51
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.11
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$20.14
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.23
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$5.21
Underground River-7% Synergy
$1.37
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.64
Tainted Isle-11% Synergy
$0.30
Exotic Orchard-13% Synergy
$0.45
Path of Ancestry-24% Synergy
$0.18
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