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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Emeritus of Woe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Nighthowler
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Trinket Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Undermine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Insight Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
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