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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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Subterfuge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Lamentation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Dream Harvest
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terror Tide
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
66%synergy
Starving Revenant
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
The Everflowing Well
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Souls of the Lost
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Join the Dead
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Deranged Assistant
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Millikin
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Dread Return
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Dreadhound
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Another Chance
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Wonder
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Likeness Looter
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Hollow Marauder
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Echo of Dusk
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Sage of Days
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Shoreline Looter
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Phantom
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Starwinder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Body Double
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Ruin Crab
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Impostors
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mysterio, Master of Illusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
13%inclusion2 decks16 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
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Confounding Riddle
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-32%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Fight On!
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Circular Logic
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Desculpting Blast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mental Modulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Divert Disaster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Consider
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Dark Withering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Counterpoint
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Brackish Blunder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Live or Die
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Defile
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Murderous Cut
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Curtains' Call
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Relic's Roar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Defossilize
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Chart a Course
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Venom's Hunger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Intervention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Charnel Serenade
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Rags // Riches
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Persist
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Ray of Ruin
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Self-Reflection
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
From the Catacombs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
No One Left Behind
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Cauldron of Eternity
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Fell Gravship
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Visage of Dread
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cryogen Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Uthros Scanship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Pirate Hat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Canonized in Blood
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dead Weight
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Grasping Shadows
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fresh Start
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Criminal Past
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
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
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Restless Reef
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Drownyard Temple
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Pit of Offerings
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Fault
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Cavernous Maw
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-33%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-37%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-42%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
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
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Promising Vein
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Sinister Hideout
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Port of Karfell
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Cave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-40%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Monument
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-29%synergy
Murky Sewer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
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