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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
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Demonic Consultation
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Force of Negation
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Ad Nauseam
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
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Dark Ritual
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Mana Drain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Ritual
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Mana Vault
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
95%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Chrome Mox
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Imperial Seal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Spellseeker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mockingbird
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spined Megalodon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Spirit of the Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grand Architect
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Angler Turtle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Polar Kraken
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Jokulmorder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Reality Smasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Misdirection
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Pact of Negation
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mental Misstep
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Pact
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Chain of Vapor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Retraction Helix
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Songs of the Damned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Intuition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Commandeer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stifle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Banishing Knack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Daze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vision Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Doomsday
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Incarnation Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Transmute Artifact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Isochron Scepter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Everflowing Well
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Training Grounds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dress Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Emergence Zone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Seat of the Synod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Lotus Petal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Opal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Grim Monolith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
City of Brass
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Cavern of Souls
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-26%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
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