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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 30, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
Trim Down Libraries With Phenax, God of Deception
On this From the Brim to the Trim, Arnaud trims a Phenax, God of Deception deck, while also trimming your libraries.
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Terror Tide
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
64%synergy
Starving Revenant
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
64%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
63%synergy
Join the Dead
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
60%synergy
Another Chance
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Souls of the Lost
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
55%synergy
The Everflowing Well
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dread Return
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Millikin
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Deranged Assistant
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Dreadhound
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Defossilize
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Extract from Darkness
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Bringer of the Last Gift
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Echo of Dusk
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Hollow Marauder
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Wonder
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Aberration
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Likeness Looter
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Sage of Days
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Screaming Phantom
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Mob Lookout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mysterio's Phantasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mysterio, Master of Illusion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Venomized Cat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Common Crook
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Body Double
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Shoreline Looter
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Didact Echo
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Impostors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Starwinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flying Octobot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Venom, Evil Unleashed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Alpharael, Dreaming Acolyte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Starbreach Whale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emissary Escort
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Beetle, Legacy Criminal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Confounding Riddle
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-32%synergy
Fight On!
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Desculpting Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Divert Disaster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Scour for Scrap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mental Modulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Circular Logic
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Brackish Blunder
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Live or Die
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Out of Air
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Ashes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dark Withering
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Cut
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Cling to Dust
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Chart a Course
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Evil Reawakened
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Self-Reflection
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Lively Dirge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Venom's Hunger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ray of Ruin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unending Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Persist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
From the Catacombs
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Charnel Serenade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Rags // Riches
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Maximize Altitude
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Cauldron of Eternity
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Fell Gravship
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Visage of Dread
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cryogen Relic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Uthros Scanship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Pirate Hat
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Collector's Vault
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Mirror
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Song of Stupefaction
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Canonized in Blood
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Grasping Shadows
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dead Weight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fresh Start
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Criminal Past
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Inventive Iteration
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Restless Reef
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Hidden Cataract
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Cavernous Maw
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
-29%synergy
Sol Ring
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
-41%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-43%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Treasure
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
-25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Choked Estuary
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Promising Vein
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Port of Karfell
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sinister Hideout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Captivating Cave
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Monument
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-40%synergy
Soured Springs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Murky Sewer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Citadel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
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