Commander sample deck

Phenax, God of Deception Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Phenax, God of Deception Commander shell for Toughness Matters, BU role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Enchantment Creature — GodToughness Matters

8 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderPhenax, God of Deception

VariantMidrange

StrategyToughness Matters

Full retail if you own nothing$599

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Phenax, God of Deception build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Phenax, God of Deception on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 8 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 3 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 28 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Rhystic Study - $67.41
Damnation - $17.21
Sword of Hearth and Home - $13.96
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre - $34.06
Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
Shadowspear - $21.59

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Castle Locthwain, 1 Command Tower, 1 Darksteel Citadel, 1 Demolition Field, 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire, 1 Fetid Pools, 16 Island, 1 Otawara, Soaring City, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 6 Swamp, 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Black Market Connections, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Imprisoned in the Moon, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Sword of Hearth and Home, 1 Sword of the Animist, 1 Waste Not

Card Draw (8)

1 Curiosity, 1 Fractured Sanity, 1 Kindred Discovery, 1 Psychic Corrosion, 1 Psychosis Crawler, 1 Rhystic Study, 1 Skullclamp, 1 Sphinx's Tutelage

Interaction (10)

1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Drown in the Loch, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Feed the Swarm, 1 Siren Stormtamer, 1 Swan Song, 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, 1 Withering Torment

Board Wipes (3)

1 Damnation, 1 Singularity Rupture, 1 Toxic Deluge

Protection (3)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Weathered Sentinels

Theme and Utility (28)

1 Animate Dead, 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent, 1 Charix, the Raging Isle, 1 Consuming Aberration, 1 Decorum Dissertation, 1 Demonic Tutor, 1 Duskmantle Guildmage, 1 Enduring Curiosity, 1 Exhibition Tidecaller, 1 Fleet Swallower, 1 Freed from the Real, 1 Guard Gomazoa, 1 Hedron Crab, 1 Hover Barrier, ...

Common questions

Is this Phenax, God of Deception deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.