Phenax

Commander
UBPhenax, God of Deception
6.2±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(412 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (52% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Thought Vessel+4
2Dimir Signet+4
Tutors4
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BDiabolic Intent+8
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2UDrift of Phantasms+5
Wheels1
1UUJace's Archivist+4
Recursion1
4UMnemonic Wall+3
Value engines6
URuin Crab+1
UHedron Crab+1
2UPsychic Corrosion+5
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
3Thousand-Year Elixir+1
3UWall of Stolen Identity+5
Counterspells5
USwan Song+8
UBDrown in the Loch+11
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
Spot removal7
1BGo for the Throat+5
2Wall of Junk+5
1UReality Shift+5
3BBaleful Mastery+6
2UUDissipation Field+1
2BBNo Mercy+1
4BEater of the Dead+6
Graveyard hate1
1U/BU/BAshiok, Dream Render+5
Board wipes3
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBCrippling Fear+1
Stax & hate10
1UWall of Lost Thoughts+5
1UWall of Deceit+5
1BWall of Souls+5
1UWall of Tears+5
2BWall of Blood+5
2UPropaganda+4
1UUMemory Erosion+1
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
3Crawlspace+1
2BBKoskun Falls+5
Protection4
2Lightning Greaves+6
1UFog Bank+5
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
2UUCharix, the Raging Isle+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+3ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands4
Polluted Delta+8
Fabled Passage+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands2
Watery Grave+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Reliquary Tower+2
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Taplands2
Choked Estuary+2
Creeping Tar Pit+2
Basic lands2
Island+11
Swamp+10
5 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 80%)+40ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler+2ⓘ
Combo pieces6
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
UBDuskmantle Guildmage
4BEater of the Dead+1
3UBConsuming Aberration
3UUTraumatize
5UUFleet Swallower+1
Synergy pieces1
1Altar of the Brood+5
Win conditions1
3BTree of Perdition+1
Other3
2UIntruder Alarm+8
1UUPemmin's Aura+7
2UFreed from the Real+5

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.2 → Bracket 3
Interaction95Mana base75Threats71

1.7 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.3 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 2
Demonic TutorCyclonic Rift
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Mill18 cards

18 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Doorkeeper,Memory Erosion,Geth, Lord of the Vault,Duskmantle Guildmage,Mind Grind
Defenders/Walls16 cards

16 defenders/walls. Build an impenetrable wall, then convert to damage.

Doorkeeper,Fog Bank,Mnemonic Wall,Wall of Frost,Wall of Stolen Identity
Go-Wide / Weenies14 cards

14 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Doorkeeper,Fog Bank,Jace's Phantasm,Wight of Precinct Six,Duskmantle Guildmage

Combos5 total