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Phenax, God of Deception

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

· UB

· #261 (8,739 decks)

Indestructible As long as your devotion to blue and black is less than seven, Phenax isn't a creature. Creatures you control have "{T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is this creature's toughness."

Budget

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $56.72 budget: $100

Composition 20 Basics 4 Other Nonbasic 1 Battle Lands 1 Bond Lands 1 Check Lands 1 Karoos (Bouncelands) 1 Odyssey Filter Lands 1 Pain Lands 1 Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls) 1 Shock Lands 1 Slow Lands 1 Tainted Lands 1 Temples (Scry Lands)

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$56.72 15

Basics

$1.30 20

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Phenax, God of Deception decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Underground Sea

91% of expensive decks

$941.24

Polluted Delta

80% of expensive decks

$19.69

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

67% of expensive decks

$57.76

Otawara, Soaring City

50% of expensive decks

$30.83

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

48% of expensive decks

$57.86

Gloomlake Verge

46% of expensive decks

$11.10

Undercity Sewers

38% of expensive decks

$10.50

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

35% of expensive decks

$10.26

Misty Rainforest

31% of expensive decks

$36.89

Prismatic Vista

30% of expensive decks

$37.29

Cabal Coffers

29% of expensive decks

$21.78

Scalding Tarn

29% of expensive decks

$38.34

About This Manabase

Phenax, God of Deception is a UB commander with a UB color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.