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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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Tree of Perdition
94%inclusion77 decks82 decks
92%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
88%inclusion72 decks82 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion70 decks82 decks
70%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion66 decks82 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
68%synergy
Visions of Beyond
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
63%synergy
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67%inclusion55 decks82 decks
63%synergy
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74%inclusion61 decks82 decks
62%synergy
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Mana Drain
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
66%inclusion54 decks82 decks
56%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion49 decks82 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
37%synergy
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Rhystic Study
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion61 decks82 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion60 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion55 decks82 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
20%synergy
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
The Ancient One
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
47%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Drake
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
7%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Keening Stone
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion40 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion79 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion57 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Mana Crypt
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion77 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion77 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion77 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion69 decks82 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion69 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion62 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
-16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
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