Phenax, God of Deception
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God4/7$12.12
Indestructible As long as your devotion to blue and black is less than seven, Phenax isn't a creature. Creatures you control have ": Target player mills X cards, where X is this creature's toughness."
Legal in Commander
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Combos 27
Phenax, God of Deception + Consuming Aberration + Maddening Cacophony
- Infinite mill for target opponent
- Near-infinite mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Maddening Cacophony with kicker by paying {4}{U}{U}, causing each opponent to mill half their library, rounded up. Activate Consuming Aberration by tapping it, causing a opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in opponents' graveyards, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Consuming Aberration + Traumatize
- Infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Traumatize by paying its mana cost, causing an opponent to mill half their library, rounded down. Activate Consuming Aberration by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in opponents' graveyards, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Eater of the Dead
- Near-infinite mill
- Near-infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, causing a player to mill cards equal to its toughness. Activate Eater of the Dead by paying {0}, exiling a creature card from a graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead. Repeat as able.
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Maddening Cacophony
- Infinite mill for target opponent
- Near-infinite mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Maddening Cacophony with kicker by paying {4}{U}{U}, causing the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded up. Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Consuming Aberration + Fleet Swallower
- Infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Declare Fleet Swallower as an attacker, triggering its ability, causing an opponent to mill half their library, rounded up. Activate Consuming Aberration by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in opponents' graveyards, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Consuming Aberration + Terisian Mindbreaker
- Infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Declare Terisian Mindbreaker as an attacker, triggering it, causing the defending player to mill half their library, rounded up. Activate Consuming Aberration by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in opponents' graveyards, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Consuming Aberration + Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
- Infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Overture by paying its mana cost, causing an opponent to mill half their library, rounded down. Activate Consuming Aberration by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in opponents' graveyards, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Traumatize
- Infinite self-mill
- Infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Traumatize by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing the player named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded down. Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the player to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, likely milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Cut Your Losses
- Infinite self-mill
- Infinite mill for target opponent
- Near-infinite mill for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Optionally, you control an additional creature with power 2 or greater.
Steps
Cast Cut Your Losses by paying {4}{U}{U}, causing the player named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded down. Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the player to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
Phenax, God of Deception + Doomsday Excruciator
- Near-infinite mill
- Near-infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one creature that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Doomsday Excruciator by paying {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}{B}. When Doomsday Excruciator enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling all but the bottom six cards of each library face down. Activate a creature you control by tapping it, causing an opponent to mill cards equal to the creature's toughness. Repeat step 3 as desired and/or able.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- The Wise MothmanPhenax, God of Deception mills opponents, which The Wise Mothman can use.
- Jorn, God of Winter // Kaldring, the RimestaffJorn, God of Winter // Kaldring, the Rimestaff untaps your creatures and Phenax, God of Deception taps your creatures.
- Hei Bai, Forest GuardianPhenax, God of Deception is an Enchantment, which Hei Bai, Forest Guardian can use.
- Nashi, Searcher in the DarkPhenax, God of Deception is an Enchantment, which Nashi, Searcher in the Dark can use.
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic BridgePhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge can use.
- Jodah, the UnifierPhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Jodah, the Unifier can use.
- Sauron, the Dark LordPhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Sauron, the Dark Lord can use.
- Basim Ibn IshaqPhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Basim Ibn Ishaq can use.
- Sisay, Weatherlight CaptainPhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Sisay, Weatherlight Captain can use.
- Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian ObliteratorPhenax, God of Deception is a Legendary permanent, which Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator can use.