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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Wizard's Staff
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
0%synergy
My Precious
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
87%inclusion122 decks141 decks
76%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion113 decks141 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion123 decks141 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion116 decks141 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
69%inclusion97 decks141 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion102 decks141 decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion90 decks141 decks
62%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion87 decks141 decks
60%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion85 decks141 decks
59%synergy
Traumatize
61%inclusion86 decks141 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion90 decks141 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion85 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion84 decks141 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
59%inclusion83 decks141 decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion71 decks126 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion71 decks141 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
49%inclusion64 decks130 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion68 decks141 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion67 decks141 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion71 decks141 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion63 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion49 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion48 decks141 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion41 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion63 decks141 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
44%inclusion62 decks141 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion58 decks141 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion56 decks141 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion56 decks141 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion55 decks141 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion53 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion47 decks141 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion45 decks141 decks
27%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion39 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
-13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
35%synergy
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion53 decks141 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion46 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion43 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion41 decks141 decks
27%synergy
Thought Collapse
28%inclusion40 decks141 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Strike
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Countermand
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion62 decks141 decks
39%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion47 decks141 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion43 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion41 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion40 decks141 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion38 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
-19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Summons
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Aether Gale
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
41%inclusion58 decks141 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion47 decks141 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion46 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
30%inclusion43 decks141 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
-7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion61 decks141 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion46 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion41 decks141 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion70 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion58 decks141 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion53 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion40 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion38 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion136 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion112 decks141 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion83 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion68 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion138 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion137 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion126 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion93 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion86 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion84 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion71 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion64 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion61 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion60 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion58 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion58 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion57 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion52 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion52 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion45 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion37 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Lair
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
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