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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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The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Training Grounds
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
55%synergy
Stitch Together
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Animate Dead
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Wonder
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Aberration
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Likeness Looter
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Necromancy
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Ruin Crab
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Deranged Assistant
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Dreadhound
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Souls of the Lost
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Starving Revenant
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Void Winnower
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
It That Betrays
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Entomb
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Misdirection
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Mission Briefing
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Terror Tide
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Persist
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Incarnation Technique
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
From the Catacombs
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
17%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
The Everflowing Well
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Keening Stone
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Stillness in Motion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-21%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Island
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
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