Phenax, God of Deception

Commander
UBPhenax, God of Deception
6.5±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(430 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (52% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
Treasure generators2
2Gleaming Barrier+4
2BBKing Macar, the Gold-Cursed+3
Tutors3
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2UDrift of Phantasms+5
1UBPerplex+4
Draw engines2
UMystic Remora+9
2USphinx's Tutelage+5
Cantrips & burst draw7
UBrainstorm+6
UPonder+6
UPreordain+5
UBBaleful Strix+2
2UFrantic Search+6
3UFact or Fiction+6
6UUDig Through Time+8
Wheels1
2UWindfall+6
Value engines3
URuin Crab+1
2Mindcrank+1
2UFraying Sanity+1
Counterspells8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UBDrown in the Loch+11
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
1UBPerplex+4
1UBPsychic Strike+3
Spot removal7
UPongify+5
1UResculpt+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1UReality Shift+5
UBBaleful Strix+2
2BBKing Macar, the Gold-Cursed+3
4BEater of the Dead+6
Graveyard hate1
1U/BU/BAshiok, Dream Render+5
Stax & hate3
2UGlacial Wall+5
2UPropaganda+4
1UUMemory Erosion+1
Protection2
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
2UUCharix, the Raging Isle+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+7ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Ash Barrens+7
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands6
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Nephalia Drownyard+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Scavenger Grounds+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Tainted Isle+2
Taplands2
Bojuka Bog+2
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands2
Island+14
Swamp+10
7 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 75%)+48ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces10
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
UBDuskmantle Guildmage
2Mindcrank
2UIntruder Alarm+11
2UZellix, Sanity Flayer+4
2UFraying Sanity
3BSewer Nemesis
4BExquisite Blood+8
4BEater of the Dead+1
3UBConsuming Aberration
Synergy pieces1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
Win conditions1
3BTree of Perdition+1
Combat threats1
2BBMortivore+1

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.5 → Bracket 4
Interaction89Threats83Consistency76

Right at the Bracket 4 threshold

2.0 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

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

Themes4 total

Mill18 cards

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

Ashiok, Dream Render,Consuming Aberration,Dreamborn Muse,Duskmantle Guildmage,Fraying Sanity
Counter Control8 cards

8 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Arcane Denial,Counterspell,Drown in the Loch,Muddle the Mixture
Defenders/Walls7 cards

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

Drift of Phantasms,Glacial Wall,Gleaming Barrier,Hover Barrier,Murmuring Phantasm

Combos7 total