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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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87%inclusion95 decks109 decks
86%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
85%inclusion93 decks109 decks
83%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Nighthowler
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
71%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
63%synergy
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65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
63%synergy
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63%inclusion69 decks109 decks
63%synergy
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65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
61%synergy
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Singularity Rupture
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Mortivore
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
61%synergy
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61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Psychic Strike
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
58%synergy
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57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
53%synergy
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The Ancient One
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Fleet Swallower
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Aegis Turtle
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Runes
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Mist
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Air
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Monastery Flock
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Academy Wall
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Omni-Changeling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Coral Colony
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Into the Story
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Incursion
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Octopus Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Cancel
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-29%synergy
Shore Up
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
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Treasure Cruise
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Cut Your Losses
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Languish
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Brainspoil
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Set Adrift
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
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Keening Stone
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sentinel Totem
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-22%synergy
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Patient Rebuilding
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
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Invasion of Amonkhet
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
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Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
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Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-26%synergy
Restless Reef
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion76 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Locket
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-22%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion108 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion106 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion76 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-34%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-20%synergy
Salt Marsh
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Warped Landscape
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
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