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Phenax, God of Deception
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12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
The Weaver King
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Liliana the Repentant
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
4%synergy
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
91%inclusion582 decks641 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion566 decks641 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion459 decks641 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion497 decks641 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion436 decks641 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion429 decks641 decks
61%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion450 decks641 decks
60%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
61%inclusion391 decks641 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion412 decks641 decks
59%synergy
The Ancient One
61%inclusion389 decks641 decks
57%synergy
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Mindcrank
67%inclusion429 decks641 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion427 decks641 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion398 decks641 decks
52%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion394 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion389 decks641 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion377 decks641 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
53%inclusion337 decks641 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
53%inclusion337 decks641 decks
51%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion230 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion228 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion154 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion117 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion117 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion101 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion89 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
9.0%inclusion58 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.6%inclusion55 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion45 decks641 decks
4%synergy
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Mortivore
52%inclusion335 decks641 decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
51%inclusion328 decks641 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion311 decks641 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion284 decks641 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion273 decks641 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion59 decks148 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion247 decks641 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion239 decks641 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion237 decks641 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion222 decks641 decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion220 decks641 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion213 decks641 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion212 decks641 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion206 decks641 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion200 decks641 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion200 decks641 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion188 decks641 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion178 decks641 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion178 decks641 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion175 decks641 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion173 decks641 decks
26%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
26%inclusion165 decks641 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion160 decks641 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion158 decks641 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion151 decks641 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion148 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion141 decks641 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion138 decks641 decks
21%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
20%inclusion126 decks641 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion83 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion116 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion108 decks641 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion108 decks641 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
16%inclusion104 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion103 decks641 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion99 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion94 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion88 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion88 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion86 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion83 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion75 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion69 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Mist
11%inclusion68 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion68 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion65 decks641 decks
10%synergy
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Visions of Beyond
47%inclusion303 decks641 decks
43%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion229 decks641 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion228 decks641 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion207 decks641 decks
-0%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion201 decks641 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion190 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion160 decks641 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion142 decks641 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion140 decks641 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion137 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion128 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion122 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion114 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion111 decks641 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion111 decks641 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion109 decks641 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion109 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion106 decks631 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion91 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion90 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion80 decks641 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion76 decks641 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion74 decks641 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion72 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion67 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion64 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion62 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion61 decks641 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion56 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion52 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion52 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.1%inclusion52 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Opt
6.9%inclusion44 decks641 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion44 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.6%inclusion42 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
6.6%inclusion42 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.1%inclusion39 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion36 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
5%synergy
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Mind Grind
49%inclusion311 decks641 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion301 decks641 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion219 decks641 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion197 decks641 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion185 decks641 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion184 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion174 decks641 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion161 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion149 decks641 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion147 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion146 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion144 decks641 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion127 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion101 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion95 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion85 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion68 decks641 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion66 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion61 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.4%inclusion60 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion54 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion51 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.6%inclusion49 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion41 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion41 decks641 decks
-0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.8%inclusion37 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion36 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion292 decks641 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
37%inclusion240 decks641 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion239 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion220 decks641 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion135 decks641 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion106 decks641 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion99 decks641 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion92 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion84 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion71 decks641 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion61 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.0%inclusion58 decks641 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
8.9%inclusion57 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.6%inclusion55 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.5%inclusion48 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.0%inclusion45 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.9%inclusion44 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion41 decks641 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
5.3%inclusion34 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion305 decks641 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion293 decks641 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion261 decks641 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion256 decks641 decks
36%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion201 decks641 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion48 decks154 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion187 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion171 decks641 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion164 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion162 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion150 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion121 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion96 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion86 decks641 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion80 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion74 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion60 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.4%inclusion60 decks641 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
9.0%inclusion58 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion153 decks641 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion111 decks641 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion102 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion48 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion37 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion300 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion239 decks641 decks
29%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion226 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion151 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion137 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion113 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion111 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion95 decks641 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion91 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion83 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion82 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion78 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion57 decks641 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion50 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.9%inclusion44 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.1%inclusion39 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.8%inclusion37 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion36 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion34 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion570 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion533 decks641 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion441 decks641 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion383 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion240 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion218 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion166 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion165 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion71 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.2%inclusion59 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion53 decks641 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion52 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion48 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.5%inclusion48 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion44 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion624 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion618 decks641 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion558 decks641 decks
-0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion430 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion395 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion336 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion315 decks641 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion296 decks641 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion288 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion263 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion244 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion241 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion225 decks641 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion214 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion212 decks641 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion192 decks641 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion190 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion155 decks641 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion129 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion128 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion121 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion115 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion106 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion92 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion88 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion79 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion76 decks641 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion73 decks641 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion72 decks641 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion70 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion69 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion67 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion63 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion61 decks641 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.9%inclusion57 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion51 decks641 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Lair
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion47 decks641 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion42 decks641 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion36 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion33 decks641 decks
-3%synergy
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