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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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Swan Song
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Demonic Consultation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Force of Negation
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Remora
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Necromancy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Urza's Saga
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Rollick
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Imperial Seal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Animate Dead
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Mana Vault
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mockingbird
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Purple Pentapus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Smasher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Containment Construct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Striped Riverwinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breaker of Creation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grand Architect
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Body Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Misdirection
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Intuition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Retraction Helix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Strix Serenade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Commandeer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Undying Evil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Not of This World
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Knack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vision Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mental Note
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Stitch Together
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Transmute Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Memory Sluice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
From the Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Isochron Scepter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Everflowing Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Dance of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Scion of Halaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Lotus Petal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Mox Diamond
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Undercity Sewers
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Hidden Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Conduit Pylons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
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