Phenax, God of Deception
$15.08
$15.08Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#348
Current Rank
#328
Last Week
#258
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
MTG Commander Bracket 4 Gameplay! | Phenax | Neheb | The First Sliver | Tifa | MTG EDH Matchup
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
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Exhibition Tidecaller+6% Synergy
$1.25
Flow State+1% Synergy
$5.03
Emeritus of Woe0% Synergy
$22.84
Decorum Dissertation0% Synergy
$9.82
Grave Researcher-2% Synergy
$4.09
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+71% Synergy
$0.30
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.47
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.68
Maddening Cacophony+59% Synergy
$7.59
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+56% Synergy
$45.49
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$3.21
Mindcrank+54% Synergy
$12.61
Wight of Precinct Six+53% Synergy
$0.28
Duskmantle Guildmage+52% Synergy
$1.54
Wall of Frost+50% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Fractured Sanity+49% Synergy
$3.63
Cruel Somnophage+48% Synergy
$0.71
Traumatize+48% Synergy
$3.88
Nighthowler+46% Synergy
$0.37
Mind Grind+45% Synergy
$5.07
The Water Crystal+43% Synergy
$3.39
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$1.24
Singularity Rupture+39% Synergy
$1.22
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$0.83
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$2.53
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+6% Synergy
$69.90
Cyclonic Rift+6% Synergy
$41.26
Consecrated Sphinx+5% Synergy
$33.72
Notion Thief+4% Synergy
$1.73
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$70.29
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$17.25
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$122.46
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$63.47
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$69.71
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$54.67
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+45% Synergy
$2.14
Eater of the Dead+44% Synergy
$0.89
Mortivore+41% Synergy
$0.55
Hedron Crab+38% Synergy
$2.69
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+34% Synergy
$24.60
Hover Barrier+33% Synergy
$0.41
Fleet Swallower+32% Synergy
$1.29
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$2.78
Silent Arbiter+31% Synergy
$13.30
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+31% Synergy
$0.14
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+30% Synergy
$0.49
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$1.22
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+27% Synergy
$27.93
Sewer Nemesis+26% Synergy
$0.92
Nemesis of Reason+25% Synergy
$3.18
Terisian Mindbreaker+24% Synergy
$1.95
Corrupted Shapeshifter+23% Synergy
$0.24
Wall of Lost Thoughts+23% Synergy
$0.18
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+22% Synergy
$0.45
Manic Scribe+22% Synergy
$0.36
Jace's Phantasm+22% Synergy
$0.31
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+21% Synergy
$0.73
Ioreth of the Healing House+20% Synergy
$0.31
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.36
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.12
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$1.91
Deepmuck Desperado+16% Synergy
$0.17
Aegis Turtle+16% Synergy
$0.19
Dreamborn Muse+15% Synergy
$3.39
Riddlekeeper+15% Synergy
$12.53
The Haunt of Hightower+15% Synergy
$3.33
Guiltfeeder+14% Synergy
$1.08
Crashing Drawbridge+14% Synergy
$0.78
Soulless Jailer+14% Synergy
$1.30
Captain N'ghathrod+13% Synergy
$11.49
Avatar of Woe+13% Synergy
$4.23
Unhallowed Phalanx+13% Synergy
$0.31
Merfolk Secretkeeper+12% Synergy
$0.23
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$0.82
Wall of Runes+10% Synergy
$0.24
Disciple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.19
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.34
Wall of Junk+9% Synergy
$0.27
Mirelurk Queen+8% Synergy
$0.48
Dimir Doppelganger+7% Synergy
$0.54
Jace's Archivist+7% Synergy
$8.74
Wall of Mist+7% Synergy
$0.09
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+4% Synergy
$1.63
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.04
Baleful Strix-14% Synergy
$2.54
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$4.68
Dramatic Reversal+38% Synergy
$3.98
Didn't Say Please+28% Synergy
$0.40
Thought Collapse+28% Synergy
$0.38
Psychic Strike+26% Synergy
$0.33
Archive Trap+22% Synergy
$1.74
Grisly Spectacle+17% Synergy
$0.10
Into the Story+16% Synergy
$0.37
Crypt Incursion+15% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Scour+13% Synergy
$0.58
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$3.39
Kitsune's Technique+10% Synergy
$1.10
Psychic Spiral+7% Synergy
$0.22
Perplex+6% Synergy
$1.58
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.33
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.36
Memory Plunder+4% Synergy
$1.39
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.28
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.79
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$52.19
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.14
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$0.56
Fact or Fiction-3% Synergy
$0.19
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$46.70
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.33
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$3.55
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.98
Reality Shift-5% Synergy
$0.31
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.30
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.42
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$7.62
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$2.68
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$6.66
Go for the Throat-7% Synergy
$0.60
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$26.71
Dark Ritual-13% Synergy
$7.15
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$2.02
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+32% Synergy
$4.18
Glimpse the Unthinkable+26% Synergy
$2.99
Cut Your Losses+26% Synergy
$1.35
Mind Funeral+25% Synergy
$1.12
Breach the Multiverse+15% Synergy
$9.57
Windfall+14% Synergy
$4.67
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$6.61
Pilfered Plans+11% Synergy
$0.16
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.21
Increasing Confusion+9% Synergy
$1.07
Damnation+7% Synergy
$21.55
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$2.05
Whispering Madness+7% Synergy
$4.15
Mind Sculpt+7% Synergy
$0.28
Nuclear Fallout+6% Synergy
$4.29
Startled Awake+6% Synergy
$0.91
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.33
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.30
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$8.06
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.25
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$25.92
Peer into the Abyss+3% Synergy
$2.76
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.20
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$3.07
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.31
Toxic Deluge-1% Synergy
$4.85
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$9.05
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.63
Ponder-5% Synergy
$2.27
Feed the Swarm-15% Synergy
$0.35
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+35% Synergy
$15.32
Bonehoard+31% Synergy
$1.79
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$19.75
Altar of the Brood+23% Synergy
$9.11
Riverchurn Monument+23% Synergy
$2.74
Keening Stone+18% Synergy
$0.44
Grindstone+12% Synergy
$12.88
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+8% Synergy
$0.57
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+7% Synergy
$3.63
Profane Memento+7% Synergy
$1.69
Folio of Fancies+7% Synergy
$1.95
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$5.05
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$13.08
Tormod's Crypt+6% Synergy
$0.48
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$16.92
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.88
Slagwurm Armor+5% Synergy
$1.27
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$5.85
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$3.81
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.27
Jet Medallion-3% Synergy
$10.51
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$2.52
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+43% Synergy
$0.47
Psychic Corrosion+42% Synergy
$7.04
Memory Erosion+39% Synergy
$8.48
Sphinx's Tutelage+30% Synergy
$2.54
Court of Cunning+27% Synergy
$4.02
Unstoppable Plan+27% Synergy
$2.73
Propaganda+26% Synergy
$3.53
Intruder Alarm+23% Synergy
$3.68
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$20.80
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$7.74
Teferi's Tutelage+14% Synergy
$0.34
Patient Rebuilding+11% Synergy
$0.68
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$11.22
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.55
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.52
Drowned Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.58
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$26.24
Jace's Erasure+5% Synergy
$0.33
Mystic Remora+1% Synergy
$11.35
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$4.40
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$19.01
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+23% Synergy
$2.44
Ashiok, Dream Render+19% Synergy
$2.00
Jace, the Perfected Mind+14% Synergy
$1.50
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+7% Synergy
$9.59
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.68
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.97
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+3% Synergy
$1.63
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+30% Synergy
$0.30
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+25% Synergy
$1.17
Restless Reef+11% Synergy
$2.26
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+10% Synergy
$60.97
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.39
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$0.54
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+7% Synergy
$0.19
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$0.79
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$50.91
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.26
Castle Locthwain+2% Synergy
$4.29
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$57.72
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.40
Halimar Depths+1% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$2.70
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$31.69
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.53
Creeping Tar Pit-2% Synergy
$0.34
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$30.53
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.35
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.26
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Locket+5% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.16
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.56
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.26
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.48
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.06
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.07
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.32
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.25
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.34
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.41
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$2.76
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.57
Talisman of Dominance-7% Synergy
$2.66
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.28
Dismal Backwater+8% Synergy
$0.15
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$2.49
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.29
Dimir Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.12
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.33
Jwar Isle Refuge+6% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.21
Watery Grave+3% Synergy
$10.25
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$6.92
Sunken Ruins+3% Synergy
$8.81
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$15.19
Submerged Boneyard+3% Synergy
$0.19
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$0.97
Clearwater Pathway+1% Synergy
$5.05
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$38.77
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.40
Island0% Synergy
$0.07
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$19.02
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$9.87
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.25
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.39
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.30
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.08
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$0.87
Port of Karfell-1% Synergy
$0.28
Darkwater Catacombs-2% Synergy
$0.37
Morphic Pool-2% Synergy
$30.98
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.33
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.73
Snow-Covered Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.53
Snow-Covered Island-2% Synergy
$1.47
Sunken Hollow-3% Synergy
$0.36
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.27
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$14.64
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$34.19
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$36.08
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$16.94
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.36
Choked Estuary-5% Synergy
$0.34
Underground River-5% Synergy
$1.46
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$18.55
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$2.68
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$6.66
Tainted Isle-8% Synergy
$0.44
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.29
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.28
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