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Phenax, God of Deception
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Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion59 decks64 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion53 decks64 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
69%synergy
Visions of Beyond
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
66%synergy
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73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
65%synergy
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77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
65%synergy
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66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
62%synergy
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Mana Drain
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
60%synergy
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61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
57%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
15%synergy
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
The Ancient One
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Silent Arbiter
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Nighthowler
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Delay
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Damnation
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%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 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion59 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
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