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Phenax, God of Deception
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100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Coral Colony
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Hover Barrier
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Fog Bank
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Mortivore
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
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Wall of Runes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Blight Pile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Xathrid Gorgon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cemetery Gate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Barrier of Bones
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Moaning Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Doorkeeper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Bone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Secret Door
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Mist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Air
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gibbering Barricade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Demon Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mobile Fort
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dream Devourer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Future
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Towering-Wave Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Relic Golem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Corpses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nimbus Naiad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hunted Horror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Doom Blade
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bar the Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Finishing Blow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Soul Manipulation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Countermand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Psychic Spiral
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Spoils of Evil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rakshasa's Disdain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-39%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Victim of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Suffer the Past
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Diresight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stargaze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Strategic Planning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Life's Finale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dredge the Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Confusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Asphyxiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Coerced Confession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Birthday Escape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Claim the Precious
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fates' Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Startled Awake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ransack the Lab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Step Right Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Tempest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pilfered Plans
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Black Breath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
From the Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Dreadwaters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Future
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Crawlspace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Elixir
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Spidersilk Net
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kite Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Armillary Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Weathered Runestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sentinel Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fifty Feet of Rope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silent Gravestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trepanation Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dungeon Delver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aspect of Gorgon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Death's Approach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Call of the Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zur's Weirding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Motion Sickness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Precipitous Drop
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fly
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Ire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Everglades
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dungeon Descent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Locket
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-67%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dungeon Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Inherited Envelope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Honored Heirloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Celestus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
84%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Warped Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Salt Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-37%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Soured Springs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
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