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Phenax, God of Deception
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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
94%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Eater of the Dead
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Fraying Sanity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Fractured Sanity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
The Mindskinner
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mortivore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stuffy Doll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eye Collector
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The Ancient One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Barrowgoyf
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Tidewater Minion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tribute Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Kitsune's Technique
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Strike
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Archive Trap
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Whir of Invention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Countermand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Redirect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Memory Lapse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mind Funeral
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mathemagics
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Divination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bond of Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Dread Summons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Aether Gale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Grindstone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Profane Memento
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Eye of Ojer Taq
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Primal Amulet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Memory Erosion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Copy Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Agna Qel'a
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Chasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Palace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Drownyard Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Dust Bowl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Shelldock Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Underground River
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Isle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Fabled Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
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