Phenax, God of Deception
$9.06
$9.06Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#246
Current Rank
#226
Last Week
#214
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
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)
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+33% Synergy
$2.15
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+15% Synergy
$1.04
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+2% Synergy
$4.44
PuPu UFO+1% Synergy
$0.31
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.30
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Phenax, God of Deception's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+72% Synergy
$0.18
Charix, the Raging Isle+70% Synergy
$0.34
Ruin Crab+65% Synergy
$1.48
Maddening Cacophony+61% Synergy
$5.35
Mindcrank+57% Synergy
$13.03
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+57% Synergy
$35.78
Tree of Perdition+56% Synergy
$13.61
Duskmantle Guildmage+55% Synergy
$0.61
Wight of Precinct Six+55% Synergy
$0.13
Fractured Sanity+52% Synergy
$2.06
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Phenax, God of Deception decks.
Traumatize+51% Synergy
$3.23
Wall of Frost+50% Synergy
$0.25
Mind Grind+48% Synergy
$3.08
Nighthowler+47% Synergy
$0.26
Cruel Somnophage+46% Synergy
$0.27
Psychic Corrosion+45% Synergy
$4.20
Memory Erosion+42% Synergy
$6.30
Drown in the Loch+41% Synergy
$1.46
Syr Konrad, the Grim+39% Synergy
$0.56
Counterspell+2% Synergy
$2.00
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+5% Synergy
$48.75
Cyclonic Rift+4% Synergy
$50.27
Consecrated Sphinx+4% Synergy
$33.47
Notion Thief+2% Synergy
$0.72
Demonic Tutor0% Synergy
$57.80
Mystical Tutor-1% Synergy
$12.09
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$111.35
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$53.08
Thassa's Oracle-3% Synergy
$16.58
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$56.98
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Phenax, God of Deception's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Ancient One+43% Synergy
$1.02
Mortivore+43% Synergy
$0.52
Eater of the Dead+41% Synergy
$1.35
Hedron Crab+37% Synergy
$2.94
Fleet Swallower+35% Synergy
$1.32
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker+34% Synergy
$0.59
Hover Barrier+34% Synergy
$0.45
Silent Arbiter+32% Synergy
$7.14
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$1.15
Sire of Stagnation+30% Synergy
$1.07
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+28% Synergy
$17.17
Terisian Mindbreaker+28% Synergy
$0.71
Nemesis of Reason+26% Synergy
$1.80
Manic Scribe+26% Synergy
$0.26
Sewer Nemesis+25% Synergy
$0.78
Wall of Lost Thoughts+25% Synergy
$0.24
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant+25% Synergy
$0.15
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+25% Synergy
$0.37
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+24% Synergy
$0.53
Corrupted Shapeshifter+24% Synergy
$0.08
Jace's Phantasm+23% Synergy
$0.27
Ioreth of the Healing House+22% Synergy
$0.15
Glacial Wall+20% Synergy
$0.17
Dreamborn Muse+18% Synergy
$3.91
Deepmuck Desperado+18% Synergy
$0.10
Fog Bank+18% Synergy
$0.17
Guiltfeeder+17% Synergy
$0.97
Undead Alchemist+17% Synergy
$1.11
Unhallowed Phalanx+16% Synergy
$0.07
Soulless Jailer+16% Synergy
$0.86
Riddlekeeper+16% Synergy
$9.60
Avatar of Woe+15% Synergy
$2.91
Aegis Turtle+15% Synergy
$0.04
Captain N'ghathrod+14% Synergy
$6.43
The Haunt of Hightower+14% Synergy
$2.00
Crashing Drawbridge+14% Synergy
$0.56
Merfolk Secretkeeper+13% Synergy
$0.09
Doomsday Excruciator+12% Synergy
$0.26
Disciple of Deceit+11% Synergy
$0.22
Wall of Runes+11% Synergy
$0.06
Dimir Doppelganger+9% Synergy
$0.60
Drift of Phantasms+9% Synergy
$0.24
Jace's Archivist+8% Synergy
$6.92
Wall of Mist+8% Synergy
$0.05
Rune-Sealed Wall+7% Synergy
$0.10
Geth, Lord of the Vault+7% Synergy
$0.84
Mirelurk Queen+7% Synergy
$0.25
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+6% Synergy
$1.26
Shadow Kin+6% Synergy
$0.81
Dauthi Voidwalker-1% Synergy
$5.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Phenax, God of Deception safe.
Dramatic Reversal+39% Synergy
$16.57
Visions of Beyond+39% Synergy
$5.83
Didn't Say Please+32% Synergy
$0.27
Thought Collapse+31% Synergy
$0.25
Psychic Strike+28% Synergy
$0.19
Grisly Spectacle+20% Synergy
$0.05
Archive Trap+19% Synergy
$2.27
Into the Story+17% Synergy
$0.17
Crypt Incursion+16% Synergy
$0.25
Thought Scour+14% Synergy
$0.44
Drown in Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.75
Psychic Spiral+8% Synergy
$0.20
Perplex+6% Synergy
$1.10
Memory Plunder+5% Synergy
$1.24
Intellectual Offering+5% Synergy
$0.44
Aetherize+4% Synergy
$0.32
Doom Blade+4% Synergy
$0.22
Muddle the Mixture+2% Synergy
$1.62
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.13
Mana Drain0% Synergy
$41.94
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.03
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.50
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$1.09
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.30
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$2.37
Pongify-5% Synergy
$1.89
Fact or Fiction-5% Synergy
$0.15
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$49.17
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.50
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.89
Fierce Guardianship-7% Synergy
$40.74
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$13.17
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$6.72
Arcane Denial-8% Synergy
$1.83
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.36
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.79
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.23
Opt-8% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$16.38
Dark Ritual-14% Synergy
$3.25
An Offer You Can't Refuse-14% Synergy
$1.49
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Phenax, God of Deception's game plan and control the board.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+34% Synergy
$3.03
Cut Your Losses+28% Synergy
$0.67
Glimpse the Unthinkable+28% Synergy
$2.59
Mind Funeral+28% Synergy
$1.27
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$5.25
Windfall+13% Synergy
$3.86
Rise of the Dark Realms+12% Synergy
$2.99
Pilfered Plans+12% Synergy
$0.05
Extract from Darkness+11% Synergy
$0.17
Increasing Confusion+11% Synergy
$1.31
Damnation+8% Synergy
$18.53
Diabolic Tutor+8% Synergy
$1.83
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$1.29
Mind Sculpt+8% Synergy
$0.12
Startled Awake+8% Synergy
$0.99
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.80
Eldritch Pact+5% Synergy
$0.12
Tome Scour+5% Synergy
$0.14
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$5.54
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$2.53
Treasure Cruise+3% Synergy
$0.23
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$17.77
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.20
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.55
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.26
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.48
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$4.80
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.64
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$7.35
Ponder-6% Synergy
$1.48
Feed the Swarm-18% Synergy
$0.27
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bonehoard+34% Synergy
$0.39
Thousand-Year Elixir+34% Synergy
$12.11
Mesmeric Orb+30% Synergy
$20.64
Altar of the Brood+22% Synergy
$8.95
Keening Stone+22% Synergy
$0.43
Riverchurn Monument+18% Synergy
$0.48
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+11% Synergy
$0.55
Grindstone+10% Synergy
$11.04
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+10% Synergy
$0.98
Folio of Fancies+8% Synergy
$1.01
Tormod's Crypt+7% Synergy
$0.29
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$4.31
Isochron Scepter+6% Synergy
$13.94
Slagwurm Armor+6% Synergy
$2.44
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$0.66
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$11.16
Nihil Spellbomb+5% Synergy
$1.15
Codex Shredder+3% Synergy
$0.27
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$3.73
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$4.25
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.22
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Phenax, God of Deception's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fraying Sanity+42% Synergy
$0.66
Court of Cunning+32% Synergy
$3.61
Sphinx's Tutelage+32% Synergy
$1.24
Propaganda+27% Synergy
$2.21
Unstoppable Plan+22% Synergy
$1.90
Intruder Alarm+21% Synergy
$3.04
Bloodchief Ascension+20% Synergy
$14.93
Freed from the Real+18% Synergy
$7.67
Teferi's Tutelage+16% Synergy
$0.31
Patient Rebuilding+13% Synergy
$0.47
Pemmin's Aura+10% Synergy
$6.21
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$1.48
Drowned Secrets+7% Synergy
$0.58
Leyline of the Void+6% Synergy
$0.38
Jace's Erasure+6% Synergy
$0.23
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$14.52
Mystic Remora-1% Synergy
$8.48
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$6.69
Black Market Connections-4% Synergy
$14.93
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Phenax, God of Deception to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Memory Adept+24% Synergy
$3.38
Ashiok, Dream Render+22% Synergy
$1.10
Jace, the Perfected Mind+16% Synergy
$3.93
Jace Beleren+7% Synergy
$1.52
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$6.33
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver+4% Synergy
$1.59
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+4% Synergy
$1.39
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse+2% Synergy
$2.39
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+32% Synergy
$0.17
Restless Reef+12% Synergy
$0.52
Scavenger Grounds+9% Synergy
$0.37
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+8% Synergy
$49.62
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.24
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$1.00
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$1.49
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.13
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$35.16
Halimar Depths+2% Synergy
$0.32
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$1.98
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.89
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$48.82
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.28
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$23.02
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$6.60
Creeping Tar Pit-3% Synergy
$0.27
Otawara, Soaring City-6% Synergy
$17.64
Rogue's Passage-16% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.20
Altar of the Pantheon+8% Synergy
$0.09
Dimir Locket+6% Synergy
$0.14
Dimir Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.14
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$1.19
Midnight Clock+2% Synergy
$0.35
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir Signet+1% Synergy
$0.44
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.37
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.20
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.18
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.24
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.41
Thought Vessel-7% Synergy
$1.25
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.95
Talisman of Dominance-10% Synergy
$0.84
Lands
The mana base foundation for Phenax, God of Deception decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+12% Synergy
$0.05
Dismal Backwater+10% Synergy
$0.05
Terramorphic Expanse+9% Synergy
$0.08
Dimir Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.13
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$1.65
Jwar Isle Refuge+7% Synergy
$0.22
Dimir Aqueduct+6% Synergy
$0.21
Submerged Boneyard+5% Synergy
$0.07
Temple of Deceit+3% Synergy
$0.21
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$4.92
Reflecting Pool+3% Synergy
$8.08
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$14.14
Sunken Ruins+2% Synergy
$17.52
Shipwreck Marsh+1% Synergy
$3.03
Ice Tunnel+1% Synergy
$0.27
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$8.25
Fetid Pools0% Synergy
$0.18
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$3.35
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.17
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$32.13
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$14.54
Clearwater Pathway-2% Synergy
$3.90
Underground Sea-2% Synergy
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.15
Port of Karfell-2% Synergy
$0.10
Sunken Hollow-4% Synergy
$0.27
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.22
Morphic Pool-4% Synergy
$15.03
Flooded Strand-4% Synergy
$12.27
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.21
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.16
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$20.52
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.23
Underground River-7% Synergy
$1.57
Tainted Isle-12% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-14% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-24% Synergy
$0.18
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Phenax, God of Deception.
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Criminal Past
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
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Tasha, the Witch Queen
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Rasaad yn Bashir // Dungeon Delver
Charix, the Raging Isle
The Haunt of Hightower
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
The Ancient One
Rasaad yn Bashir // Agent of the Iron Throne
Rasaad yn Bashir // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Rasaad yn Bashir // Candlekeep Sage
Rasaad yn Bashir // Feywild Visitor
Rasaad yn Bashir // Scion of Halaster
Rasaad yn Bashir // Shameless Charlatan
Rasaad yn Bashir // Sword Coast Sailor
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
The Master, Transcendent
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Saruman of Many Colors
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
Araumi of the Dead Tide
Arcades Sabboth
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Raul, Trouble Shooter
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