Phenax, God of Deception
$16.55
$16.55Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#289
Current Rank
#304
Last Week
#258
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
Born of the Gods Box Brawl
Commander, but Damage is Banned
$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
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+6% Synergy
$1.97
Silvergill Peddler+2% Synergy
$0.13
Omni-Changeling-1% Synergy
$0.34
Dream Harvest-2% Synergy
$0.43
Glen Elendra's Answer-2% Synergy
$1.47
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+72% Synergy
$0.23
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.43
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.53
Maddening Cacophony+59% Synergy
$6.42
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+56% Synergy
$41.33
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$3.43
Mindcrank+55% Synergy
$13.11
Wight of Precinct Six+54% Synergy
$0.31
Duskmantle Guildmage+52% Synergy
$0.71
Wall of Frost+50% Synergy
$0.23
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Fractured Sanity+49% Synergy
$3.53
Cruel Somnophage+48% Synergy
$0.62
Traumatize+48% Synergy
$3.32
Nighthowler+46% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Grind+45% Synergy
$4.57
The Water Crystal+43% Synergy
$3.30
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$1.02
Singularity Rupture+39% Synergy
$0.77
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$0.57
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$2.09
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+6% Synergy
$58.23
Cyclonic Rift+6% Synergy
$41.18
Consecrated Sphinx+5% Synergy
$33.59
Notion Thief+4% Synergy
$1.77
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$61.51
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$15.93
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$111.70
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$63.69
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$68.48
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$53.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+45% Synergy
$2.46
Eater of the Dead+43% Synergy
$0.86
Mortivore+41% Synergy
$0.53
Hedron Crab+38% Synergy
$1.91
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+35% Synergy
$29.71
Fleet Swallower+33% Synergy
$1.31
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.44
The Mindskinner+32% Synergy
$2.03
Silent Arbiter+31% Synergy
$12.48
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+30% Synergy
$0.43
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+30% Synergy
$0.17
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$1.20
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+27% Synergy
$31.70
Sewer Nemesis+26% Synergy
$0.99
Nemesis of Reason+25% Synergy
$2.86
Terisian Mindbreaker+25% Synergy
$1.25
Corrupted Shapeshifter+23% Synergy
$0.24
Wall of Lost Thoughts+23% Synergy
$0.19
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+23% Synergy
$0.46
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+22% Synergy
$0.64
Manic Scribe+22% Synergy
$0.32
Jace's Phantasm+22% Synergy
$0.31
Ioreth of the Healing House+21% Synergy
$0.25
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.31
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.17
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$1.73
Deepmuck Desperado+16% Synergy
$0.15
Aegis Turtle+16% Synergy
$0.13
Guiltfeeder+15% Synergy
$1.04
Dreamborn Muse+15% Synergy
$3.56
Riddlekeeper+15% Synergy
$11.37
The Haunt of Hightower+15% Synergy
$2.94
Crashing Drawbridge+14% Synergy
$0.53
Soulless Jailer+14% Synergy
$0.77
Unhallowed Phalanx+14% Synergy
$0.11
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$11.84
Avatar of Woe+13% Synergy
$3.83
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.12
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$1.25
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.22
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.24
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.14
Wall of Junk+9% Synergy
$0.34
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.52
Dimir Doppelganger+7% Synergy
$0.58
Jace's Archivist+7% Synergy
$9.09
Wall of Mist+7% Synergy
$0.09
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+5% Synergy
$1.40
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.15
Baleful Strix-15% Synergy
$3.35
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+40% Synergy
$5.06
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$4.94
Didn't Say Please+30% Synergy
$0.37
Thought Collapse+30% Synergy
$0.37
Psychic Strike+26% Synergy
$0.24
Archive Trap+21% Synergy
$1.79
Grisly Spectacle+18% Synergy
$0.05
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.34
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Scour+13% Synergy
$0.48
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.74
Psychic Spiral+7% Synergy
$0.19
Perplex+6% Synergy
$1.78
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.50
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.31
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.48
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.24
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.93
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$50.50
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.06
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.39
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$0.78
Fact or Fiction-3% Synergy
$0.25
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$44.88
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.06
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.95
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.35
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$2.06
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$8.40
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$4.10
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.85
Reality Shift-6% Synergy
$0.29
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.42
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.56
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.31
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$24.44
Dark Ritual-13% Synergy
$4.43
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$2.64
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+32% Synergy
$3.87
Glimpse the Unthinkable+26% Synergy
$2.61
Cut Your Losses+26% Synergy
$1.43
Mind Funeral+25% Synergy
$1.04
Breach the Multiverse+15% Synergy
$7.26
Windfall+14% Synergy
$5.34
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$5.64
Pilfered Plans+11% Synergy
$0.16
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.18
Increasing Confusion+9% Synergy
$1.29
Damnation+8% Synergy
$19.60
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.97
Whispering Madness+7% Synergy
$3.29
Mind Sculpt+7% Synergy
$0.19
Nuclear Fallout+6% Synergy
$2.76
Startled Awake+6% Synergy
$0.88
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.19
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.31
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.87
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.42
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.26
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$26.18
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.18
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$2.76
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.24
Toxic Deluge-1% Synergy
$7.91
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$8.54
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.60
Ponder-5% Synergy
$1.40
Feed the Swarm-16% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+35% Synergy
$15.01
Bonehoard+32% Synergy
$0.97
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$22.89
Altar of the Brood+23% Synergy
$10.49
Riverchurn Monument+23% Synergy
$2.32
Keening Stone+19% Synergy
$0.48
Grindstone+12% Synergy
$12.71
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.52
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+8% Synergy
$3.89
Folio of Fancies+7% Synergy
$1.46
Profane Memento+7% Synergy
$1.70
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$3.92
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$15.15
Tormod's Crypt+6% Synergy
$0.43
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$15.27
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.79
Slagwurm Armor+5% Synergy
$2.46
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$5.93
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.61
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.30
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$2.00
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.95
Psychic Corrosion+42% Synergy
$6.75
Memory Erosion+40% Synergy
$7.70
Sphinx's Tutelage+30% Synergy
$2.94
Court of Cunning+28% Synergy
$4.20
Propaganda+26% Synergy
$3.22
Unstoppable Plan+26% Synergy
$2.64
Intruder Alarm+23% Synergy
$3.16
Bloodchief Ascension+21% Synergy
$19.77
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$7.74
Teferi's Tutelage+14% Synergy
$0.32
Patient Rebuilding+12% Synergy
$0.82
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$11.26
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$4.29
Leyline of the Void+7% Synergy
$0.64
No Mercy+6% Synergy
$23.96
Drowned Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.52
Jace's Erasure+5% Synergy
$0.28
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$10.69
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$8.62
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$16.34
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+23% Synergy
$2.64
Ashiok, Dream Render+20% Synergy
$2.21
Jace, the Perfected Mind+14% Synergy
$1.40
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+7% Synergy
$8.00
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.66
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.76
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+3% Synergy
$1.52
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+31% Synergy
$0.33
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+25% Synergy
$1.15
Restless Reef+11% Synergy
$1.90
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+10% Synergy
$55.63
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.44
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.21
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$1.07
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$4.55
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$44.23
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.28
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$52.27
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.43
Halimar Depths+1% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.80
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.70
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.56
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$31.12
Creeping Tar Pit-2% Synergy
$0.31
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$25.26
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$1.16
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.31
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.16
Dimir Locket+5% Synergy
$0.19
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.11
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.51
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.04
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.88
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.26
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.33
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.33
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.21
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.29
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.44
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$1.08
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$2.53
Talisman of Dominance-7% Synergy
$2.81
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+10% Synergy
$0.22
Dismal Backwater+8% Synergy
$0.16
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.29
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$4.16
Dimir Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.10
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.29
Jwar Isle Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.25
Watery Grave+3% Synergy
$11.92
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$6.22
Sunken Ruins+3% Synergy
$8.25
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$11.45
Submerged Boneyard+3% Synergy
$0.14
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$2.43
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.40
Island0% Synergy
$0.20
Clearwater Pathway0% Synergy
$4.87
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$15.00
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.22
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$1.91
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$35.68
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.24
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$18.85
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.29
Port of Karfell-1% Synergy
$0.23
Darkwater Catacombs-2% Synergy
$0.25
Morphic Pool-2% Synergy
$25.27
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$1.39
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.27
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.94
Snow-Covered Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.58
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.34
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.30
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$15.98
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$30.79
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$30.84
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$16.79
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.26
Choked Estuary-5% Synergy
$0.34
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$25.79
Underground River-6% Synergy
$1.26
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.85
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$7.42
Tainted Isle-9% Synergy
$0.41
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.17
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