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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mike Carrozza
Mar 4, 2026
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Harmonized Trio
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Fraying Sanity
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Wall of Frost
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
70%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Thought Collapse
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Psychic Strike
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
The Mindskinner
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Pilfered Plans
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Omni-Changeling
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Fleet Swallower
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Hover Barrier
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
North Pole Patrol
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Guiltfeeder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Tree of Perdition
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Fog Bank
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Wall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Runes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tide Drifter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
The Ancient One
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pain Seer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Turtle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ahriman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Grisly Spectacle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Countermand
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Careful Consideration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Spiral
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Expel from Orazca
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mana Leak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Voyage's End
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Turn Aside
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Spinal Embrace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Time Stop
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Rift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Undermine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Quick Study
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Miscalculation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Nurgle's Conscription
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Dream Harvest
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mind Sculpt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Whispering Madness
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fascination
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tome Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Aether Gale
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Brainspoil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Chart a Course
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Distortion Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Sluice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Strings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Drain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Black Breath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Keening Stone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Profane Memento
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Jester's Cap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Specimen Freighter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sentinel Totem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Winged Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Erasure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jace Reawakened
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Agna Qel'a
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dreadship Reef
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Dust Bowl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Locket
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-40%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Star Compass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Command Tower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of Deceit
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Warped Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Salt Marsh
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-29%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Waterfront District
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Soured Springs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
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