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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
On this From the Brim to the Trim, Arnaud trims a Phenax, God of Deception deck, while also trimming your libraries.
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95%inclusion177 decks186 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion172 decks186 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion171 decks186 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion149 decks186 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion155 decks186 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion123 decks186 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion136 decks186 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion140 decks186 decks
63%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion115 decks186 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion116 decks186 decks
59%synergy
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Mana Drain
70%inclusion130 decks186 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion117 decks186 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion111 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion111 decks186 decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion107 decks186 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion104 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion104 decks186 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion102 decks186 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion101 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion99 decks186 decks
52%synergy
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Rhystic Study
80%inclusion148 decks186 decks
55%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion138 decks186 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion133 decks186 decks
51%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion127 decks186 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion112 decks186 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion106 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion99 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion78 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
18%synergy
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Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion94 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
49%inclusion91 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
47%inclusion88 decks186 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion80 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion78 decks186 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion75 decks186 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion61 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion81 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion61 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Delay
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Disallow
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
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Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
89%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion94 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion75 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion73 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion73 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion53 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion80 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion93 decks186 decks
44%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion93 decks186 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion82 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion80 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion79 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Intruder Alarm
32%inclusion60 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion132 decks186 decks
51%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
59%inclusion109 decks186 decks
54%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion99 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion87 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion67 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion60 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion176 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion171 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion126 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion118 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion173 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion172 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion171 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion167 decks186 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion161 decks186 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion155 decks186 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion132 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion125 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion114 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion105 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion101 decks186 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion95 decks186 decks
37%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
-16%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
-33%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
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