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Edge of Eternities
releases on August 1, 2025!

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Edge of Eternities
releases on August 1, 2025!

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Main Deck - 100 cards, 69 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P T Modified
Rarity Color
Commander
1 Phenax, God of Deception
$9.88 Legendary Enchantment Creature - God 4 7 01-Jul-2015 20:50
Creature (27)
1 Baleful Strix
$0.56 Artifact Creature - Bird 1 1 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Consuming Aberration
$0.15 Creature - Horror * * 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Desecration Demon
$0.33 Creature - Demon 6 6 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Dimir Doppelganger
$0.71 Creature - Shapeshifter 0 2 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Duskmantle Guildmage
$0.58 Creature - Human Wizard 2 2 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Eater of the Dead
$1.00 Creature - Horror 3 4 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Endbringer
$0.27 Creature - Eldrazi 5 5 09-Nov-2016 04:20
1 Erebos, God of the Dead
$8.91 Legendary Enchantment Creature - God 5 7 02-Jul-2015 19:43
1 Evil Twin
$0.39 Creature - Shapeshifter 0 0 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
$0.66 Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Zombie 5 5 12-Aug-2015 02:43
1 Guiltfeeder
$1.12 Creature - Horror 0 4 27-Oct-2015 14:45
1 Jace's Archivist
$6.46 Creature - Vedalken Wizard 2 2 22-Jun-2016 00:53
1 Jace's Phantasm
$0.24 Creature - Illusion 1 1 12-Jul-2015 12:59
1 King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
$0.46 Legendary Creature - Human Noble 2 3 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
$4.93 Legendary Creature - Spirit 2 2 24-Aug-2015 02:43
1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
$0.52 Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter 3 3 08-Aug-2015 21:59
1 Magus of the Coffers
$4.77 Creature - Human Wizard 4 4 17-Mar-2017 01:14
1 Mortivore
$1.00 Creature - Lhurgoyf * * 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Nemesis of Reason
$1.70 Creature - Leviathan Horror 3 7 02-Jul-2015 19:43
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
$0.32 Legendary Creature - Faerie Wizard 5 5 17-Mar-2017 01:08
1 Sewer Nemesis
$0.71 Creature - Horror * * 14-Mar-2017 02:00
1 Sire of Stagnation
$1.20 Creature - Eldrazi 5 7 09-Nov-2016 04:20
1 Thassa, God of the Sea
$2.25 Legendary Enchantment Creature - God 5 5 02-Jul-2015 19:43
1 Tree of Perdition
$11.51 Creature - Plant 0 13 14-Mar-2017 02:00
1 Undead Alchemist
$0.56 Creature - Zombie 4 2 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Wight of Precinct Six
$0.10 Creature - Zombie 1 1 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Withered Wretch
$0.57 Creature - Zombie Cleric 2 2 26-Aug-2017 14:36
Instant (11)
1 Archive Trap
$0.68 Instant - Trap 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Counterspell
$1.44 Instant 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Dark Ritual
$2.80 Instant 14-Jan-2017 17:53
1 Dramatic Reversal
$0.69 Instant 14-Mar-2017 02:00
1 Hinder
$0.29 Instant 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Pongify
$2.01 Instant 09-Jul-2015 05:27
1 Psychic Strike
$0.18 Instant 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Rapid Hybridization
$1.10 Instant 02-Jul-2015 19:40
1 Soul Manipulation
$0.22 Instant 26-Aug-2017 15:05
1 Spell Crumple
$0.48 Instant 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Turnabout
$0.18 Instant 01-Jul-2015 20:46
Sorcery (10)
1 Ancestral Vision
$0.37 Sorcery 03-Jul-2015 18:30
1 Curse of the Swine
$0.29 Sorcery 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Diabolic Tutor
$1.06 Sorcery 26-Aug-2017 14:56
1 Ghoulcaller's Chant
$0.19 Sorcery 26-Aug-2017 15:05
1 Glimpse the Unthinkable
$3.21 Sorcery 02-Jul-2015 19:36
1 Mind Funeral
$1.06 Sorcery 02-Jul-2015 19:36
1 Mind Grind
$3.07 Sorcery 02-Jul-2015 19:36
1 Rise from the Grave
$0.05 Sorcery 26-Aug-2017 15:05
1 Traumatize
$4.02 Sorcery 02-Jul-2015 19:36
1 Tunnel Vision
$2.23 Sorcery 02-Jul-2015 19:57
Artifact (11)
1 Altar of the Brood
$9.96 Artifact 14-Mar-2017 02:17
1 Dimir Signet
$0.73 Artifact 14-Mar-2017 02:04
1 Expedition Map
$0.89 Artifact 17-Mar-2017 01:59
1 Helm of Obedience
$28.38 Artifact 17-Mar-2017 01:50
1 Illusionist's Bracers
$3.08 Artifact - Equipment 12-Jul-2016 13:36
1 Keening Stone
$0.40 Artifact 02-Jul-2015 19:56
1 Paradox Engine
$6.62 Legendary Artifact 14-Mar-2017 02:00
1 Sol Ring
$1.32 Artifact 02-Jul-2015 19:38
1 Sword of Body and Mind
$15.80 Artifact - Equipment 17-Mar-2017 02:26
1 Talisman of Dominance
$0.69 Artifact 14-Mar-2017 02:04
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
$12.92 Artifact 14-Mar-2017 02:00
Enchantment (6)
1 Animate Dead
$6.48 Enchantment - Aura 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Bloodchief Ascension
$17.23 Enchantment 15-Jul-2015 19:07
1 Intruder Alarm
$1.97 Enchantment 01-Jul-2015 20:46
1 Leyline of the Void
$0.45 Enchantment 17-Mar-2017 01:16
1 Memory Erosion
$6.18 Enchantment 02-Jul-2015 19:38
1 Sphinx's Tutelage
$1.24 Enchantment 14-Mar-2017 02:00
Planeswalker (1)
1 Jace, Memory Adept
$0.54 Legendary Planeswalker - Jace 02-Jul-2015 19:38
Land (33)
20 Island
$0.05 Basic Land - Island 21-Aug-2017 17:32
13 Swamp
$0.06 Basic Land - Swamp 21-Aug-2017 17:32
Sideboard - 10 cards, 10 distinct
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Creature (5)
1 Horseshoe Crab
$0.22 Creature - Crab 1 3 12-Jul-2016 13:37
1 Nighthowler
$0.23 Enchantment Creature - Horror 0 0 17-Mar-2017 02:26
1 Pili-Pala
$1.91 Artifact Creature - Scarecrow 1 1 15-Aug-2015 16:45
1 Siren of the Silent Song
$0.23 Creature - Zombie Siren 2 1 14-Mar-2017 02:30
1 Vampire Nighthawk
$0.19 Creature - Vampire Shaman 2 3 17-Mar-2017 02:26
Sorcery (3)
1 Black Sun's Zenith
$0.86 Sorcery 21-Jun-2017 15:26
1 Hymn to Tourach
$0.39 Sorcery 21-Mar-2017 00:08
1 Increasing Confusion
$1.47 Sorcery 01-Jul-2016 13:44
Artifact (1)
1 Dimir Keyrune
$0.14 Artifact 17-Mar-2017 02:25
Enchantment (1)
1 Pemmin's Aura
$10.68 Enchantment - Aura 17-Mar-2017 01:11

Notes
 
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/phenaxs-phat-butt-bches/

https://www.reddit.com/r/EDH/comments/31n6pj/primer_phenaxs_phat_butt_bches/

Important cards:
[[Phenax, God of Deception]] is the engine that drives all the crazy things in this deck. You never want him to become a creature if you can avoid it - he's more than twice as likely to be removed when he becomes active (personal experience). If he's not a creature, then odds are he'll stick around the whole game without issue.
[[Eater of the Dead]] goes semi-infinite with Phenax and is easily the most powerful creature in this deck for most matchups.
[[Intruder Alarm]] makes this deck go into overdrive, and feeds mill, hand destruction, creature removal, everything. With this on the board every time they cast a creature, the game just got 1 turn shorter.
[[Duskmantle Guildmage]] Milling 30 cards is much easier than milling 100. This guy lets you shortcut the game.

Combos and stuff:
[[Eater of the Dead]] is a one-card combo with Phenax. Tap Eater, mill 4 cards, exile a creature, uptap, repeat until they run out of creatures/cards. Either they're crippled beyond all belief, or they're just dead - both are acceptable. Eater will allow you to keep milling even if you hit an Eldrazi, and take all the creatures out of the deck, but the reshuffle will happen before they'll fail to draw. Generally you exile the Eldrazi, let the re-shuffle resolve, then start grinding through their deck again.
[[Intruder Alarm]] + [[Undead Alchemist]] + [[Phenax]] = Mill cards, hit a creature, exile it, get a zombie token, all your stuff untaps, repeat. This will not clear Eldrazi, but it will still clear out most decks pretty quickly.
[[Intruder Alarm]] + [[King Macar the Gold-cursed]] + [[Phenax]] = in response to a creature spell, tap and mill 3 cards. Creature ETBs, King Macar untaps, you exile target creature, get a Gold token. This is a great way to keep their board down, while ramping yourself.
[[Intruder Alarm]] + [[Siren of the Silent Song]] + [[Phenax]] = in response to any creature spell, tap it, they mill one, creature ETBs, untap it, they mill another and discard a card.
[[Intruder Alarm]] + [[Bloodline Keeper]] = infinite 2/2 flying vampires.

The Stack MATTERS!!!
With this deck you'll only play creatures (and the occasional sorcery) on your turn. Everything else - milling, drawing, kill spells, everything, is either in response to something your opponent does, or at the end of their turn. Your combat phase basically doesn't exist. You're going to untap, draw, cast a creature, pass turn. Your turn should take about 10 seconds, because you'll do everything on theirs.
If they Cyclonic Rift or board wipe, respond by tapping things like [[Mortivore]], [[Consuming Aberration]] and [[Nighthowler]] first, then stack your "normal" creatures above them. When Phenax's ability resolves, it re-checks their size (or last known state), so although your Consuming Ab is only 15/15 right now, that extra 7 cards you mill with Wall of Frost, will make him a 22/22 when it's his turn to mill.

Unusual Includes / Questionable cards:
[[Artificer's Hex]] is mainboard because I keep running into Voltron decks, and if Sword of Body and Mind sticks, they're going to run through this deck day and night. Artificers Hex keeps that sword from being useful and lets my walls do their thing.
[[Perplexing Chimera]] is a lot of fun, and a great way to deter people from playing important cards, but I still can't bring myself to replace him mainboard - I probably will some day.
I'm also on the fence about [[True-Name Nemesis]] - he's a great blocker, but crap for mill - one day a wall will come along to replace him, and all will be right with the world.
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