Commander

Phenax, God of Deception

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 25%
657 Wins
1875 Losses
Overview

Summary

Phenax, God of Deception is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,545 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (657–1875) at an Elo of 1,488, ranking #3740 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.44 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Phenax, God of Deception's win rate?
Phenax, God of Deception has a 25% win rate across 2545 recorded Playgroup games (657 wins, 1875 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?
897 decks list Phenax, God of Deception as their commander on Playgroup, of which 497 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3740
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1488
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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 0.44
Average turn length 12 minutes
No. decks for this commander 897
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 497
No. games played with this commander 2545
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1570 MisguidedGh0st 3 3
2 1570 Gahli11 10 5
3 1568 F3RR3T 14 8
4 1560 Gabriele Bolamperti 2 2
5 1546 Elodin86 3 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Phenax, God of Deception wins, 79.24% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill
79.24%
Alternative
6.19%
Non Combat Damage
5.99%
Combat
5.19%
Combo
2.59%
Commander Damage
0.8%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 672 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.

+1.8 pp
Top card: Glimpse the Unthinkable
# Card Lift
1
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Glimpse the Unthinkable 115 games
+1.8 pp
2
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir 148 games
+1.3 pp
3
Mesmeric Orb
Mesmeric Orb 151 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 29.55% of games from position 1 and 13.64% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.55% n=731
2
Seat 2
27.96% n=719
3
Seat 3
21.84% n=632
4
Seat 4
20.34% n=354
5
Seat 5
13.64% n=44
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Phenax, God of Deception wins 24.9% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.9% n=1193
1
1 mulligan
28.35% n=388
2
2 mulligans
30.17% n=116
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=30
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 3.7/5 on average, across 1720 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Phenax, God of Deception wins, opponents flag the game as salty 42.9% of the time across 672 tracked wins.

42.9 \%
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

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