Its casting cost is steep for just a 2/2 creature, but it does enter with X +1/+1 counters on it, making it a solid top-end creature for a ramp deck
However, there is a 25% chance it will be a card from The List a list of 300 interesting cards from Magics past
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In the next set, Shimmering Skies, Ravensburger increased the promo card prizes from top four to top eight, doubling the number of cards out there
Technically Playable Phenax View on Archidekt Commander (1) 1 Phenax, God of DeceptionPhenax, God of Deception Creatures (20) 1 Charix, the Raging IsleCharix, the Raging Isle 1 Consuming AberrationConsuming Aberration 1 Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake UpCruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up 1 King Macar, the Gold-CursedKing Macar, the Gold-Cursed 1 Manic ScribeManic Scribe 1 MortivoreMortivore 1 NecrogoyfNecrogoyf 1 Shadow KinShadow Kin 1 Sheoldred // The True ScripturesSheoldred // The True Scriptures 1 Silent ArbiterSilent Arbiter 1 Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim 1 The Ancient OneThe Ancient One 1 The Cyber-ControllerThe Cyber-Controller 1 The Reality ChipThe Reality Chip 1 Tree of PerditionTree of Perdition 1 Undead AlchemistUndead Alchemist 1 Unhallowed PhalanxUnhallowed Phalanx 1 Wall of FrostWall of Frost 1 Wight of Precinct SixWight of Precinct Six 1 Zellix, Sanity FlayerZellix, Sanity Flayer Sorceries (7) 1 Breach the MultiverseBreach the Multiverse 1 DamnationDamnation 1 ReanimateReanimate 1 Rise of the Dark RealmsRise of the Dark Realms 1 Terror TideTerror Tide 1 Treasure CruiseTreasure Cruise 1 WindfallWindfall Lands (40) 1 Fetid PoolsFetid Pools 14 IslandIsland 1 Morphic PoolMorphic Pool 1 Otawara, Soaring CityOtawara, Soaring City 1 Polluted DeltaPolluted Delta 1 Port of KarfellPort of Karfell 1 Restless ReefRestless Reef 1 Shipwreck MarshShipwreck Marsh 1 Sunken HollowSunken Hollow 14 SwampSwamp 1 Takenuma, Abandoned MireTakenuma, Abandoned Mire 1 Undercity SewersUndercity Sewers 1 Underground SeaUnderground Sea 1 Watery GraveWatery Grave Enchantments (6) 1 Animate DeadAnimate Dead 1 Case of the Shifting VisageCase of the Shifting Visage 1 Memory ErosionMemory Erosion 1 Out of the TombsOut of the Tombs 1 Psychic CorrosionPsychic Corrosion 1 Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain ScornVirtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn Instants (13) 1 AetherizeAetherize 1 Arcane DenialArcane Denial 1 Dig Through TimeDig Through Time 1 Drown in the LochDrown in the Loch 1 Fact or FictionFact or Fiction 1 Intellectual OfferingIntellectual Offering 1 Intrude on the MindIntrude on the Mind 1 Overwhelming RemorseOverwhelming Remorse 1 Reality ShiftReality Shift 1 ResculptResculpt 1 See DoubleSee Double 1 Unseal the NecropolisUnseal the Necropolis 1 Visions of BeyondVisions of Beyond Artifacts (11) 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet 1 BonehoardBonehoard 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet 1 Gilded LotusGilded Lotus 1 Midnight ClockMidnight Clock 1 Realmbreaker, the Invasion TreeRealmbreaker, the Invasion Tree 1 Sol RingSol Ring 1 Sting, the Glinting DaggerSting, the Glinting Dagger 1 Talisman of DominanceTalisman of Dominance 1 Thousand-Year ElixirThousand-Year Elixir 1 Thran DynamoThran Dynamo Planeswalkers (2) 1 Jace BelerenJace Beleren 1 Jace, the Perfected MindJace, the Perfected Mind Let me know in the comments below if you play Phenax, if you want to build a Phenax deck, or even if you just enjoyed this article
With over 70,000 PSA graded copies, it has quickly become one of the most commonly graded copies ever
