Phenax, God of Deception

Commander
UBPhenax, God of Deception
4.9±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(304 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (27% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Dimir Signet+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Mana dorks1
2Leaden Myr+4
Tutors1
2USolve the Equation+5
Draw engines4
UWall of Runes+2
2USphinx's Tutelage+5
2UTeferi's Tutelage+5
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
Cantrips & burst draw2
UUUFractured Sanity+1
1B1UCruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up+2
Wheels1
2UWindfall+6
Recursion2
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
Value engines3
URuin Crab+1
2Mindcrank+1
2UEstrid's Invocation+5
Counterspells2
UBDrown in the Loch+11
3UGlen Elendra Archmage+7
Spot removal4
0Slaughter Pact+7
1UBStalking Assassin+2
2BWithering Torment+2
3BSnuff Out+6
Graveyard hate3
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9
2BBLeyline of the Void+4
3UUStitcher Geralf+4
Board wipes3
2BToxic Deluge+8
1UUTasha's Hideous Laughter+1
3UBBSingularity Rupture+6
Stax & hate3
1UVantress Gargoyle+5
2UGlacial Wall+5
4Silent Arbiter+1
Protection2
1UUKira, Great Glass-Spinner+3
2UUCharix, the Raging Isle+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+14ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands1
Drowned Catacomb+4
Utility lands3
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Myriad Landscape+2
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Taplands2
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands2
Island+15
Swamp+15
10 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 45%)+50ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 evasion enabler+5ⓘ
Combo pieces11
1Sol Ring+3
BBloodchief Ascension+1
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
2Mindcrank
UBDuskmantle Guildmage
UUUFractured Sanity
3UBConsuming Aberration
3UUTraumatize
BBBBBBDoomsday Excruciator
5UUHullbreaker Horror+10
5BBBreach the Multiverse+3
Synergy pieces7
1Altar of the Brood+5
2Altar of Dementia+7
UUUThe Mindskinner+1
1B1UCruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up+2
3UUStitcher Geralf+4
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
Win conditions1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Token generators1
2U5UUMirror Room // Fractured Realm+4
Reanimation1
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9

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 4.9 → Bracket 3
Threats90Interaction82Mana base75

0.4 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.6 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes4 total

Mill25 cards

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

Vantress Gargoyle,Sphinx's Tutelage,Teferi's Tutelage,Duskmantle Guildmage,Vessel of Paramnesia
Stompy / Big Mana7 cards

7 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Altar of Dementia,Captain N'ghathrod,Stitcher Geralf,Doomsday Excruciator,Consuming Aberration
Hatebears5 cards

5 hatebear creatures. Small creatures that restrict opponents.

Vantress Gargoyle,Wall of Runes,Glacial Wall,The Mindskinner,Hullbreaker Horror

Combos10 total