phenax mill

Commander
UBPhenax, God of Deception
4.3±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(271 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
Other acceleration1
2UUThe Water Crystal+6
Treasure generators1
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Other1
3The Peregrine Dynamo+1
Low Land Count (32/34)+-5ⓘ
Draw engines5
UWall of Runes+2
UBThe Ancient One+5
2BBlack Market Connections+5
2UUnstoppable Plan+2
1UUUJace, Wielder of Mysteries+4
Cantrips & burst draw3
UUUFractured Sanity+1
1B1UCruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up+2
5UUInto the Story+2
Recursion2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines10
UHedron Crab+1
URuin Crab+1
1UManic Scribe+1
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent+1
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
3Thousand-Year Elixir+1
3The Peregrine Dynamo+1
2UUThe Water Crystal+6
2UUDreamborn Muse+1
3UBConsuming Aberration+1
Counterspells6
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UBDrown in the Loch+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UArcane Denial+8
2UFierce Guardianship+10
Spot removal8
URapid Hybridization+5
UPongify+5
2Wall of Junk+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
2BWithering Torment+2
3BDeadly Rollick+8
2BBNo Mercy+1
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Graveyard hate2
2Soulless Jailer+8
4BEater of the Dead+6
Board wipes2
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBDamnation+5
Stax & hate4
1UUWall of Frost+1
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
4Silent Arbiter+1
2UUDreamborn Muse+1
Protection2
1UFog Bank+5
2UUCharix, the Raging Isle+5
Other2
2UGuard Gomazoa+1
3UUArchive Trap+4
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+9ⓘ
Low Land Count (32/34)+-5ⓘ
Fetchlands11
Arid Mesa+8
Marsh Flats+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Flooded Strand+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Misty Rainforest+8
Polluted Delta+8
Windswept Heath+8
Wooded Foothills+8
Prismatic Vista+7
Dual & shock lands5
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Castle Locthwain+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands4
Command Tower+5
City of Brass+5
Mana Confluence+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands9
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+4
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Snow-Covered Island+2
Snow-Covered Swamp+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Tainted Isle+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Taplands3
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
Undercity Sewers+2
1 Combo Family (1 lines, Consistency: 34%)+16ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 token doubler, 2 haste enablers+8ⓘ
Combo pieces1
4BEater of the Dead+1
Synergy pieces9
BReanimate+8
1UWall of Lost Thoughts+5
1UManic Scribe+1
2UDeepmuck Desperado+2
1UUUJace, Wielder of Mysteries+4
3BSewer Nemesis+2
1B1UCruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up+2
2UUDreamborn Muse+1
3UBNemesis of Reason+1
Win conditions2
3BTree of Perdition+1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Combat threats10
UAegis Turtle+2
UJace's Phantasm+2
1BWight of Precinct Six+2
1UCaelorna, Coral Tyrant+2
2UGlacial Wall+5
2UHover Barrier+2
2UGuard Gomazoa+1
1BBNighthowler+1
3UCorrupted Shapeshifter+2
2BBMortivore+1

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 4.3 (Bracket 2)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3
Mana base96Interaction93Threats78
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Game changers 1
Fierce Guardianship
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Mill18 cards

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

Sewer Nemesis,Manic Scribe,Jace, Wielder of Mysteries,Bruvac the Grandiloquent,Dreamborn Muse
Go-Wide / Weenies16 cards

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

Crashing Drawbridge,Wall of Runes,Manic Scribe,Aegis Turtle,Shield Sphere
Defenders/Walls12 cards

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

Crashing Drawbridge,Wall of Runes,Guard Gomazoa,Glacial Wall,Wall of Frost

Combos1 total