Phenax Combo

Commander / EDH Mill UB (Dimir)

Omnitect

Creature (20)

• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Eater of the Dead
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Jace's Phantasm
• 1x King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
• 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 1x Lazav, the Multifarious
• 1x Mortivore
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Scaretiller
• 1x Sewer Nemesis
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wight of Precinct Six

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Golden Demise
• 1x Jace's Triumph
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Patient Rebuilding
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study

Instant (16)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Opt
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thought Collapse
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Dimir Locket
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Geode
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Renegade Map
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 13x Island
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Submerged Boneyard
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground Sea

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Endbringer
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Guard Gomazoa

Artifact (1)

• 1x Keening Stone

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Traumatize

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So, I have been working on this Phenax list and I'm trying to figure out what to add to make it much more competitive. I know that Phenax isn't the best commander for competitive decks, I'm just trying to make it more consistent and overall more competitive (probably an 8). I would very much appreciate any and all suggestions! Also, any card is fine as proxies are permitted (just annoying to make).

Current win cons:

1.) Eater of the Dead . Nuff said. Untaps itself and is amazing.

2.) Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter . Untapping with enough mana rocks to keep going is an instant win since the untap itself is what Phenax needs.

3.) Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank uses quite a lot of mana, but works well.

4.) Self mill with Dimir-doppleganger or Lazac, the Multifarious which can become copies of Eater of the Dead .

5.) Keening Stone + Traumatize . I have issues with this one as it takes a lot of mana to make happen and only takes out one player at a time. /r/badmtgcombos

I also have a couple of ways to stall out the board. Using Guard Gomazoa or Fog Bank in conjunction with Silent Arbiter .

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter Keening Stone + Traumatize
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 3 Rares 20 - 2 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, City's Blessing, Gold, Zombie 2/2 B