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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
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Wall of Frost
75%inclusion66 decks88 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
69%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
65%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
62%synergy
Consuming Aberration
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
61%synergy
Nighthowler
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Glacial Wall
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
54%synergy
Manic Scribe
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
53%synergy
Psychic Strike
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
53%synergy
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Negate
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Pilfered Plans
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Aegis Turtle
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
43%synergy
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Notion Thief
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Runes
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Ruin Crab
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
29%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Turtle
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Moaning Wall
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Scaretiller
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Catapult Fodder
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Doorkeeper
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-33%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Induce Paranoia
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Dream Twist
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Triton Tactics
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-25%synergy
Countersquall
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Terror
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Extract from Darkness
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Treasure Cruise
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Sanity
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mind Sculpt
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Divination
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Fascination
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dreadwaters
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Erasure
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Death's Approach
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-22%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-30%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Blitzball
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-45%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-42%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
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