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Phenax, God of Deception
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Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
79%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
72%synergy
Visions of Beyond
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
65%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
61%synergy
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Mana Drain
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
54%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Mystical Tutor
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
14%synergy
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Shield Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
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Counterspell
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Delay
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Damnation
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-25%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
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