Phenax, God of Deception
$15.25
$15.25Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#324
Current Rank
#327
Last Week
#272
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Phenax, God of Deception.
100% Burn vs. 100% Mill vs. 100% Lifegain vs. 100% Looting | Commander Clash
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
More Phenax, God of Deception VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Phenax, God of Deception decks.
The Master of Lake-town+15% Synergy
$0.64
Cruel Calculations+5% Synergy
$9.84
Elrond, Moon-Reader+4% Synergy
$2.63
The Weaver King+0% Synergy
Troop of Ponies0% Synergy
$0.31
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+69% Synergy
$0.41
Ruin Crab+64% Synergy
$1.91
Maddening Cacophony+58% Synergy
$6.75
Tree of Perdition+57% Synergy
$3.00
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+55% Synergy
$46.23
Mindcrank+53% Synergy
$12.07
Wight of Precinct Six+52% Synergy
$0.29
Duskmantle Guildmage+50% Synergy
$0.69
Wall of Frost+49% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Fractured Sanity+48% Synergy
$3.41
Cruel Somnophage+47% Synergy
$1.15
Traumatize+46% Synergy
$4.04
Nighthowler+44% Synergy
$0.32
The Water Crystal+43% Synergy
$4.20
Mind Grind+43% Synergy
$3.30
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$2.35
Singularity Rupture+39% Synergy
$1.43
Syr Konrad, the Grim+37% Synergy
$1.76
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.52
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+6% Synergy
$70.75
Cyclonic Rift+5% Synergy
$39.32
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$31.03
Notion Thief+4% Synergy
$1.66
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$66.97
Mystical Tutor+0% Synergy
$17.61
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$131.49
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$54.98
Force of Will-2% Synergy
$59.60
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$64.99
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Eater of the Dead+45% Synergy
$0.63
The Ancient One+45% Synergy
$2.04
Mortivore+40% Synergy
$0.47
Hedron Crab+38% Synergy
$3.05
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+34% Synergy
$24.94
Hover Barrier+32% Synergy
$0.36
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$2.66
Fleet Swallower+31% Synergy
$1.22
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+31% Synergy
$0.29
Silent Arbiter+30% Synergy
$10.62
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+28% Synergy
$0.41
Sire of Stagnation+28% Synergy
$2.25
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$1.39
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+25% Synergy
$27.19
Nemesis of Reason+24% Synergy
$3.29
Terisian Mindbreaker+22% Synergy
$1.25
Corrupted Shapeshifter+22% Synergy
$0.22
Wall of Lost Thoughts+22% Synergy
$0.21
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+21% Synergy
$0.36
Jace's Phantasm+20% Synergy
$0.35
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+20% Synergy
$0.89
Ioreth of the Healing House+20% Synergy
$0.38
Manic Scribe+20% Synergy
$0.35
Glacial Wall+19% Synergy
$0.31
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.14
Undead Alchemist+16% Synergy
$0.88
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.18
Crashing Drawbridge+15% Synergy
$0.91
Deepmuck Desperado+14% Synergy
$0.15
The Haunt of Hightower+14% Synergy
$1.89
Riddlekeeper+14% Synergy
$11.80
Dreamborn Muse+13% Synergy
$3.30
Soulless Jailer+13% Synergy
$2.79
Guiltfeeder+13% Synergy
$1.43
Unhallowed Phalanx+12% Synergy
$0.22
Avatar of Woe+12% Synergy
$6.33
Captain N'ghathrod+11% Synergy
$13.06
Merfolk Secretkeeper+11% Synergy
$0.24
Doomsday Excruciator+11% Synergy
$1.56
Wall of Runes+9% Synergy
$0.30
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.20
Disciple of Deceit+9% Synergy
$0.19
Wall of Junk+9% Synergy
$0.28
Mirelurk Queen+7% Synergy
$1.00
Jace's Archivist+7% Synergy
$8.15
Dimir Doppelganger+6% Synergy
$0.55
Exhibition Tidecaller+6% Synergy
$0.60
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+3% Synergy
$2.23
Dauthi Voidwalker+0% Synergy
$5.71
Baleful Strix-14% Synergy
$7.50
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$4.69
Dramatic Reversal+37% Synergy
$0.45
Didn't Say Please+28% Synergy
$0.32
Thought Collapse+27% Synergy
$0.34
Psychic Strike+24% Synergy
$0.31
Archive Trap+22% Synergy
$1.71
Grisly Spectacle+16% Synergy
$0.14
Into the Story+15% Synergy
$0.30
Crypt Incursion+15% Synergy
$0.39
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$1.34
Thought Scour+12% Synergy
$0.73
Kitsune's Technique+10% Synergy
$1.19
Psychic Spiral+6% Synergy
$0.18
Perplex+5% Synergy
$1.93
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.54
Memory Plunder+4% Synergy
$1.34
Doom Blade+3% Synergy
$0.33
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$2.36
Mana Drain+1% Synergy
$56.47
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.30
Rapid Hybridization-1% Synergy
$0.96
Fact or Fiction-2% Synergy
$0.28
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.58
Force of Negation-3% Synergy
$52.98
Pongify-4% Synergy
$2.46
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.19
Reality Shift-4% Synergy
$0.29
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$10.24
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$1.60
Brainstorm-5% Synergy
$1.34
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.96
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.68
Go for the Throat-6% Synergy
$0.62
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$8.40
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.34
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$30.87
Dark Ritual-12% Synergy
$6.35
An Offer You Can't Refuse-13% Synergy
$3.79
Frantic Search-14% Synergy
$1.96
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+31% Synergy
$3.75
Glimpse the Unthinkable+25% Synergy
$3.39
Cut Your Losses+25% Synergy
$2.12
Mind Funeral+23% Synergy
$1.33
Windfall+14% Synergy
$5.31
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
$6.60
Breach the Multiverse+12% Synergy
$10.01
Pilfered Plans+10% Synergy
$0.28
Extract from Darkness+9% Synergy
$0.31
Increasing Confusion+8% Synergy
$0.85
Damnation+7% Synergy
$21.24
Whispering Madness+6% Synergy
$3.84
Mind Sculpt+6% Synergy
$0.26
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.30
Startled Awake+5% Synergy
$0.97
Nuclear Fallout+5% Synergy
$3.18
Eldritch Pact+4% Synergy
$0.36
Tome Scour+4% Synergy
$0.28
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$9.40
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$24.78
Treasure Cruise+2% Synergy
$0.25
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.31
Sign in Blood+0% Synergy
$3.19
Toxic Deluge0% Synergy
$4.39
Night's Whisper-1% Synergy
$5.45
Preordain-2% Synergy
$0.70
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$9.38
Ponder-5% Synergy
$4.03
Feed the Swarm-14% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thousand-Year Elixir+35% Synergy
$14.79
Mesmeric Orb+29% Synergy
$17.81
Bonehoard+29% Synergy
$0.66
Riverchurn Monument+23% Synergy
$2.33
Altar of the Brood+23% Synergy
$11.57
Keening Stone+17% Synergy
$0.41
Grindstone+11% Synergy
$13.90
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+7% Synergy
$0.66
Profane Memento+7% Synergy
$1.44
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+6% Synergy
$3.74
Folio of Fancies+6% Synergy
$1.86
Illusionist's Bracers+6% Synergy
$6.53
Isochron Scepter+5% Synergy
$13.33
Tormod's Crypt+5% Synergy
$0.71
Slagwurm Armor+4% Synergy
$1.02
Altar of Dementia+4% Synergy
$17.30
Nihil Spellbomb+4% Synergy
$2.83
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$8.06
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.54
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$5.04
Jet Medallion-3% Synergy
$12.86
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$2.00
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+42% Synergy
$0.98
Psychic Corrosion+40% Synergy
$5.74
Memory Erosion+37% Synergy
$9.29
Sphinx's Tutelage+29% Synergy
$1.72
Unstoppable Plan+27% Synergy
$2.98
Court of Cunning+26% Synergy
$4.50
Propaganda+25% Synergy
$2.84
Intruder Alarm+23% Synergy
$5.90
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$20.58
Freed from the Real+17% Synergy
$8.98
Teferi's Tutelage+13% Synergy
$0.33
Patient Rebuilding+10% Synergy
$0.47
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$10.96
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$4.33
Drowned Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.47
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.67
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$27.00
Jace's Erasure+5% Synergy
$0.29
Mystic Remora+1% Synergy
$12.86
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$7.76
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$9.09
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+21% Synergy
$4.30
Ashiok, Dream Render+18% Synergy
$1.35
Jace, the Perfected Mind+12% Synergy
$2.38
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$10.24
Jace Beleren+6% Synergy
$2.50
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+29% Synergy
$0.29
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+25% Synergy
$1.33
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+10% Synergy
$59.38
Restless Reef+10% Synergy
$2.99
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.23
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$1.59
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+7% Synergy
$0.20
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$1.08
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$52.84
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.30
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$57.96
Mortuary Mire+0% Synergy
$0.40
Halimar Depths+0% Synergy
$0.40
Reliquary Tower+0% Synergy
$3.94
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$32.74
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.19
Creeping Tar Pit-1% Synergy
$0.37
Otawara, Soaring City-4% Synergy
$28.02
Rogue's Passage-15% Synergy
$0.50
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Altar of the Pantheon+7% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Locket+4% Synergy
$0.19
Dimir Cluestone+4% Synergy
$0.17
Midnight Clock+3% Synergy
$0.61
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.19
Sol Ring+0% Synergy
$1.59
Mind Stone+0% Synergy
$0.24
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$4.29
Sky Diamond+0% Synergy
$0.25
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.36
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.64
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.91
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.45
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$1.24
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.25
Dismal Backwater+7% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Aqueduct+7% Synergy
$0.35
Terramorphic Expanse+6% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.14
Drowned Catacomb+5% Synergy
$1.23
Jwar Isle Refuge+5% Synergy
$0.41
Temple of Deceit+4% Synergy
$0.16
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$15.37
Submerged Boneyard+2% Synergy
$0.26
Sunken Ruins+2% Synergy
$5.84
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$10.36
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$7.18
Fabled Passage+1% Synergy
$1.09
Clearwater Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.84
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.42
Fetid Pools+0% Synergy
$0.25
Prismatic Vista+0% Synergy
$34.11
Darkslick Shores+0% Synergy
$3.45
Contaminated Aquifer+0% Synergy
$0.40
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$11.94
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$20.09
Island0% Synergy
$0.06
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Darkwater Catacombs-1% Synergy
$0.34
Hidden Lair-1% Synergy
$2.46
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$29.84
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.26
River of Tears-1% Synergy
$0.31
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.22
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.39
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.07
Scalding Tarn-2% Synergy
$38.81
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$38.44
Bloodstained Mire-2% Synergy
$17.89
Flooded Strand-2% Synergy
$15.66
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.58
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.37
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.32
Underground River-4% Synergy
$2.20
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$15.10
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.68
Tainted Isle-6% Synergy
$2.62
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$8.40
Exotic Orchard-10% Synergy
$0.24
Path of Ancestry-21% Synergy
$0.24
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