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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
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
69%synergy
Starving Revenant
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Join the Dead
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Souls of the Lost
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
The Everflowing Well
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Another Chance
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Deranged Assistant
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Millikin
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Dread Return
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Dreadhound
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Treasure Cruise
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
34%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Bringer of the Last Gift
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Consuming Aberration
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Hollow Marauder
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Wonder
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Likeness Looter
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Echo of Dusk
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Canyon Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Sage of Days
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Phantom
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Body Double
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Ruin Crab
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Shoreline Looter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Impostors
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Didact Echo
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Thug
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Giant Koi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mysterio's Phantasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mob Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venomized Cat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Common Crook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Confounding Riddle
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-34%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Circular Logic
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Fight On!
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dark Withering
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mental Modulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desculpting Blast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Divert Disaster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Brackish Blunder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Murderous Cut
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Live or Die
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Counterpoint
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Defossilize
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Chart a Course
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Self-Reflection
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Venom's Hunger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Intervention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Persist
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Charnel Serenade
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ray of Ruin
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
From the Catacombs
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Maximize Altitude
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Ravenform
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Rags // Riches
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Waterlogged Hulk
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fell Gravship
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Visage of Dread
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Uthros Scanship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cryogen Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pirate Hat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Key to the City
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Canonized in Blood
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Fraying Sanity
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Grasping Shadows
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Dead Weight
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Fresh Start
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Training Grounds
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
The Bath Song
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Criminal Past
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Inventive Iteration
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Agna Qel'a
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Cataract
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Drownyard Temple
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Pit of Offerings
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-28%synergy
Cavernous Maw
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Fault
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-37%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-42%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Buried Treasure
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Sinister Hideout
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Promising Vein
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-32%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Captivating Cave
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Soured Springs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Monument
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Murky Sewer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-29%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Citadel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
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