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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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Subterfuge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Lamentation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Dream Harvest
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terror Tide
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Starving Revenant
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
The Everflowing Well
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Join the Dead
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Souls of the Lost
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Deranged Assistant
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Dread Return
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Millikin
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Another Chance
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Consuming Aberration
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Dreadhound
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Wonder
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Bringer of the Last Gift
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Likeness Looter
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Hollow Marauder
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Echo of Dusk
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Shoreline Looter
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Sage of Days
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Starwinder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Phantom
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Body Double
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Impostors
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mob Lookout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Venomized Cat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mysterio's Phantasm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mysterio, Master of Illusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Common Crook
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Crab
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Thug
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Confounding Riddle
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-26%synergy
Drown in the Loch
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Circular Logic
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Fight On!
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desculpting Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Divert Disaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mental Modulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Withering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Live or Die
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Defile
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Siphon Insight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Defossilize
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Deep Analysis
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Chart a Course
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Venom's Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Self-Reflection
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Restart Sequence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Charnel Serenade
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
From the Catacombs
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Rags // Riches
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ray of Ruin
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Maximize Altitude
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Matzalantli, the Great Door
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
38%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fell Gravship
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Uthros Scanship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cryogen Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Visage of Dread
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Pirate Hat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Canonized in Blood
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Grasping Shadows
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dead Weight
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Fresh Start
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Criminal Past
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Restless Reef
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Hidden Cataract
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Pit of Offerings
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Drownyard Temple
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Fault
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Cavernous Maw
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-37%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-39%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Buried Treasure
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Promising Vein
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sinister Hideout
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Port of Karfell
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-34%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Captivating Cave
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Forgotten Monument
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-26%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Murky Sewer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Citadel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
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