Phenax, God of Deception
$11.12
$11.12Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#278
Current Rank
#333
Last Week
#236
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
$50 Budget Commander - EDH Gameplay Ep 113
We Always Wanted To Build These Commanders | Midnight Mana Episode 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
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Grasping Tentacles+1% Synergy
$0.57
Amazing Acrobatics0% Synergy
$0.14
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$62.47
Spider-Sense-1% Synergy
$1.46
Sinister Hideout-2% Synergy
$0.04
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+72% Synergy
$0.19
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.33
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.42
Maddening Cacophony+60% Synergy
$6.97
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+56% Synergy
$44.00
Mindcrank+56% Synergy
$15.56
Tree of Perdition+55% Synergy
$11.41
Duskmantle Guildmage+54% Synergy
$0.59
Wight of Precinct Six+54% Synergy
$0.11
Fractured Sanity+51% Synergy
$3.27
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Traumatize+49% Synergy
$3.91
Wall of Frost+49% Synergy
$0.25
Cruel Somnophage+48% Synergy
$0.41
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Grind+47% Synergy
$3.30
Psychic Corrosion+44% Synergy
$4.52
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$1.27
The Water Crystal+41% Synergy
$3.69
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$0.40
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
$51.13
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$43.88
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$37.35
Notion Thief+3% Synergy
$0.95
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$48.71
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$13.26
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$94.95
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$54.04
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$64.58
Thassa's Oracle-3% Synergy
$17.54
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+43% Synergy
$1.60
Mortivore+42% Synergy
$0.50
Eater of the Dead+42% Synergy
$0.62
Hedron Crab+37% Synergy
$3.38
Fleet Swallower+34% Synergy
$1.35
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.20
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+32% Synergy
$0.50
Silent Arbiter+32% Synergy
$8.78
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$1.45
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$1.12
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+28% Synergy
$17.66
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+28% Synergy
$0.16
Terisian Mindbreaker+27% Synergy
$0.94
Nemesis of Reason+26% Synergy
$3.15
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$0.80
Manic Scribe+24% Synergy
$0.33
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+24% Synergy
$0.45
Wall of Lost Thoughts+24% Synergy
$0.16
Corrupted Shapeshifter+24% Synergy
$0.03
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+23% Synergy
$0.66
Jace's Phantasm+23% Synergy
$0.23
Ioreth of the Healing House+21% Synergy
$0.16
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.23
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.20
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$0.62
Deepmuck Desperado+17% Synergy
$0.11
Dreamborn Muse+17% Synergy
$4.13
Guiltfeeder+16% Synergy
$0.98
Riddlekeeper+15% Synergy
$11.12
Soulless Jailer+15% Synergy
$0.44
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.06
Unhallowed Phalanx+15% Synergy
$0.09
The Haunt of Hightower+15% Synergy
$1.54
Avatar of Woe+14% Synergy
$3.67
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$7.72
Crashing Drawbridge+13% Synergy
$0.48
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.09
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$0.36
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.18
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.06
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.23
Dimir Doppelganger+8% Synergy
$0.60
Jace's Archivist+8% Synergy
$6.74
Wall of Junk+8% Synergy
$0.22
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.20
Wall of Mist+8% Synergy
$0.06
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+5% Synergy
$1.54
Shadow Kin+5% Synergy
$1.00
Dauthi Voidwalker0% Synergy
$5.78
Baleful Strix-14% Synergy
$0.82
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$5.73
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$10.54
Didn't Say Please+31% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Collapse+30% Synergy
$0.32
Psychic Strike+28% Synergy
$0.15
Archive Trap+20% Synergy
$1.61
Grisly Spectacle+19% Synergy
$0.07
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.40
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.15
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.47
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.48
Psychic Spiral+8% Synergy
$0.14
Perplex+6% Synergy
$1.03
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.23
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.34
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.36
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.19
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.85
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.09
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$46.95
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.03
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.75
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$1.52
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.26
Fact or Fiction-4% Synergy
$0.12
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$45.90
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.26
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$2.52
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.81
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.27
Fierce Guardianship-6% Synergy
$44.22
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$8.48
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.36
Arcane Denial-7% Synergy
$1.83
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.76
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.26
Reality Shift-7% Synergy
$0.24
Opt-7% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.74
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$19.11
Dark Ritual-14% Synergy
$3.43
An Offer You Can't Refuse-14% Synergy
$1.36
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Singularity Rupture+38% Synergy
$0.58
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+33% Synergy
$2.82
Glimpse the Unthinkable+27% Synergy
$2.76
Cut Your Losses+27% Synergy
$1.05
Mind Funeral+26% Synergy
$0.96
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$5.92
Windfall+13% Synergy
$3.98
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$3.45
Pilfered Plans+12% Synergy
$0.06
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.18
Increasing Confusion+10% Synergy
$1.53
Damnation+8% Synergy
$18.91
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$1.40
Mind Sculpt+8% Synergy
$0.16
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.77
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.46
Startled Awake+7% Synergy
$0.79
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.11
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.13
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.05
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.27
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.24
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$21.95
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.29
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.21
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.43
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.97
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.94
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.58
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$5.15
Ponder-6% Synergy
$1.67
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.22
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+34% Synergy
$12.72
Bonehoard+33% Synergy
$0.30
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$22.23
Altar of the Brood+22% Synergy
$9.06
Riverchurn Monument+21% Synergy
$1.03
Keening Stone+21% Synergy
$0.35
Grindstone+11% Synergy
$10.91
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+10% Synergy
$0.41
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+9% Synergy
$2.62
Tormod's Crypt+7% Synergy
$0.36
Folio of Fancies+7% Synergy
$1.35
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$4.18
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$16.26
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$1.31
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$1.35
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$11.90
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.51
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$4.34
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.12
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$0.21
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.14
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.39
Memory Erosion+41% Synergy
$7.05
Sphinx's Tutelage+31% Synergy
$1.49
Court of Cunning+30% Synergy
$2.62
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$2.29
Unstoppable Plan+24% Synergy
$2.47
Intruder Alarm+22% Synergy
$2.86
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$20.04
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$9.96
Teferi's Tutelage+15% Synergy
$0.33
Patient Rebuilding+12% Synergy
$0.44
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$12.29
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$2.32
Drowned Secrets+7% Synergy
$0.43
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.37
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.17
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$19.12
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$10.49
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$7.45
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$11.69
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+24% Synergy
$2.34
Ashiok, Dream Render+21% Synergy
$1.74
Jace, the Perfected Mind+15% Synergy
$1.39
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+7% Synergy
$6.62
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.58
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.16
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.47
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+31% Synergy
$0.14
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+23% Synergy
$1.74
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$1.01
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$46.25
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.39
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.23
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.93
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.70
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.13
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$39.21
Halimar Depths+2% Synergy
$0.33
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$1.99
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$48.20
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.27
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.60
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.65
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$22.81
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$7.03
Creeping Tar Pit-2% Synergy
$0.34
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$18.45
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.17
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.15
Dimir Locket+5% Synergy
$0.20
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.14
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.43
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$1.06
Dimir Signet+1% Synergy
$0.49
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.63
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.46
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.24
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.13
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.21
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.49
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$1.04
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.05
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$1.01
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+11% Synergy
$0.12
Dismal Backwater+9% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.16
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.17
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$1.38
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.20
Jwar Isle Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.24
Submerged Boneyard+4% Synergy
$0.07
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$7.94
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$7.35
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$4.38
Sunken Ruins+2% Synergy
$8.18
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$4.81
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.25
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$7.67
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.19
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$1.80
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.13
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$32.18
Island-1% Synergy
$0.06
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.06
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$15.26
Clearwater Pathway-1% Synergy
$3.91
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.03
Underground Sea-2% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.75
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.73
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.07
Snow-Covered Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.43
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.26
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$17.98
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.17
Snow-Covered Island-3% Synergy
$0.97
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$1.03
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.16
Flooded Strand-4% Synergy
$13.38
Misty Rainforest-4% Synergy
$26.43
Scalding Tarn-4% Synergy
$23.54
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.27
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$19.92
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.19
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.36
Underground River-7% Synergy
$0.83
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.76
Tainted Isle-10% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.21
Path of Ancestry-23% Synergy
$0.16
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