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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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Swan Song
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Demonic Consultation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Force of Negation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Training Grounds
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Imperial Seal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Rollick
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Entomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Mana Vault
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Chrome Mox
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Creatures
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Gilded Drake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Mockingbird
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Omen Hawker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spined Megalodon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Smasher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Misdirection
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Intuition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Retraction Helix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Strix Serenade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Commandeer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vision Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Banishing Knack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Daze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Exhume
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Desperate Plea
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Transmute Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Isochron Scepter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Everflowing Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strands of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Vale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
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