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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Krang & Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
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Wall of Frost
76%inclusion68 decks89 decks
75%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion64 decks89 decks
70%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion69 decks89 decks
63%synergy
Nighthowler
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
55%synergy
Glacial Wall
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
55%synergy
Manic Scribe
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
54%synergy
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56%inclusion50 decks89 decks
53%synergy
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Didn't Say Please
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Thought Collapse
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Bonehoard
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
53%synergy
Hover Barrier
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
32%synergy
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Notion Thief
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
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Unhallowed Phalanx
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Aegis Turtle
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Runes
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Ruin Crab
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Fog Bank
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
27%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Coral Colony
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Academy Wall
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Turtle
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Moaning Wall
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Doorkeeper
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Steel Wall
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Crab
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
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Into the Story
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Incursion
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
-30%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Countermand
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Induce Paranoia
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Opt
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Cancel
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Triton Tactics
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Dream Twist
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-25%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Terror
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
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Pilfered Plans
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Extract from Darkness
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Fractured Sanity
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Divination
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Languish
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Fascination
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Dreadwaters
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
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Keening Stone
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
3%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
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Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Death's Approach
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Honest Work
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-28%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-21%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
-33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-26%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion89 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion89 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
53%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-45%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-42%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
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