---
name: "Phenax, God of Deception"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — God"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Indestructible", "Mill"]
set: "BNG"
set_name: "Born of the Gods"
collector_number: "152"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Ryan Barger"
oracle_id: "046ccc8a-ec0d-4dc5-b41d-5e8a6d86812a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phenax-god-of-deception-bng"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phenax, God of Deception
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/7
- **Keywords:** Indestructible, Mill

## Oracle Text
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to blue and black is less than seven, Phenax isn't a creature.
Creatures you control have "{T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is this creature's toughness."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pharika, God of Affliction](/printing/pharika-god-of-affliction-pio.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
2. [Kruphix, God of Horizons](/printing/kruphix-god-of-horizons-plst.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
3. [Thassa, Deep-Dwelling](/printing/thassa-deep-dwelling-sld.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
4. [Keranos, God of Storms](/printing/keranos-god-of-storms-pio.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
5. [Ertai's Familiar](/printing/ertais-familiar-wth.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Nemesis of Reason](/printing/nemesis-of-reason-clb.md) — Creature — Leviathan Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Born of the Gods (BNG) #152
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Ryan Barger
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`