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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Swan Song
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Deadly Rollick
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Demonic Consultation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Force of Negation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Imperial Seal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Misdirection
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Training Grounds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Entomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
83%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Mana Vault
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Phenax, God of Deception
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Consuming Aberration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spirit of the Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Body Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Reality Smasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Triplicate Titan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Striped Riverwinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Intuition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Songs of the Damned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Commandeer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Vision Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Miscast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Retraction Helix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Daze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Banishing Knack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Join the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stifle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Stitch Together
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Incarnation Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Doomsday
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Terror Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
The Everflowing Well
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Lake of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Lotus Petal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-32%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-34%synergy
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