Commander

Phenax, God of Deception

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 26%
630 Wins
1770 Losses
Overview

Summary

Phenax, God of Deception is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,408 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (6301770) at an Elo of 1,511, ranking #1807 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.45 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Phenax, God of Deception's win rate?
Phenax, God of Deception has a 26% win rate across 2408 recorded Playgroup games (630 wins, 1770 losses).
How long do winning games with Phenax, God of Deception take?
Wins with Phenax, God of Deception take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 months.
How many decks use Phenax, God of Deception?
862 decks list Phenax, God of Deception as their commander on Playgroup, of which 474 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1807
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1511
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.45
Average turn length 13 minutes
No. decks for this commander 862
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 474
No. games played with this commander 2408
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1583 F3RR3T 13 8
2 1570 Gahli11 10 5
3 1570 MisguidedGh0st 3 3
4 1546 Elodin86 3 2
5 1546 CaptainCharlie3 13 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Phenax, God of Deception wins, 79.17% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill
79.17%
Alternative
6.25%
Non Combat Damage
5.83%
Combat
5.21%
Combo
2.71%
Commander Damage
0.83%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 646 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Phenax, God of Deception

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Phenax, God of Deception decks that leave them out.

+2.4 pp
Top card: Restless Reef
# Card Lift
1
Restless Reef
Restless Reef 46 games · Signature build
+2.4 pp
2
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir 128 games
+1.1 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Phenax, God of Deception wins 29.65% of games from position 1 and 13.95% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.65% n=688
2
Seat 2
28.49% n=674
3
Seat 3
22.44% n=606
4
Seat 4
20.54% n=336
5
Seat 5
13.95% n=43
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Phenax, God of Deception wins 24.98% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.98% n=1161
1
1 mulligan
29.16% n=367
2
2 mulligans
30.1% n=103
3
3 mulligans
17.86% n=28
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Phenax, God of Deception 3.72/5 on average, across 1623 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Phenax, God of Deception wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.0% of the time across 645 tracked wins.

65.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Phenax, God of Deception. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Ramos, Dragon Engine commander art
50.0%
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa commander art
50.0%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
46.67%
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel commander art
45.45%