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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%inclusion28 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Starving Revenant
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
63%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Join the Dead
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
60%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Another Chance
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
57%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
56%synergy
The Everflowing Well
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Deranged Assistant
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Souls of the Lost
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Dread Return
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Millikin
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
52%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Dreadhound
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Extract from Darkness
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Defossilize
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Hollow Marauder
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Likeness Looter
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Echo of Dusk
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Wonder
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Sage of Days
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Phantom
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Shoreline Looter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Body Double
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Mysterio, Master of Illusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mob Lookout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Venomized Cat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Common Crook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mysterio's Phantasm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Ruin Crab
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Didact Echo
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Fear of Impostors
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Thug
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Starbreach Whale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Starwinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beetle, Legacy Criminal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Confounding Riddle
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-31%synergy
Bitter Triumph
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Fight On!
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Circular Logic
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Desculpting Blast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divert Disaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scour for Scrap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Mental Modulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brackish Blunder
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Live or Die
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Cling to Dust
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dark Withering
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Out of Air
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Phantom Interference
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Price of Fame
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Relic's Roar
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Chart a Course
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Evil Reawakened
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Self-Reflection
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Ray of Ruin
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Connive // Concoct
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Venom's Hunger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unending Whisper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Charnel Serenade
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Persist
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
From the Catacombs
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Maximize Altitude
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Rags // Riches
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Waterlogged Hulk
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
42%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Fell Gravship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Visage of Dread
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cryogen Relic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Uthros Scanship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Pirate Hat
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-14%synergy
Collector's Vault
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Mirror
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Song of Stupefaction
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Canonized in Blood
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Grasping Shadows
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Dead Weight
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fresh Start
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Criminal Past
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
The Bath Song
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Inventive Iteration
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Restless Reef
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Hidden Cataract
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Pit of Offerings
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Cavernous Maw
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Deeps
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
-27%synergy
Sol Ring
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
-41%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-42%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Buried Treasure
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-26%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
-23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Choked Estuary
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Sinister Hideout
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Promising Vein
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Captivating Cave
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-37%synergy
Soured Springs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Monument
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Murky Sewer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Citadel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
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