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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Swan Song
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Consultation
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Force of Negation
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Deadly Rollick
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Misdirection
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Reanimate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Mana Vault
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
95%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
83%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Force of Will
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Rhystic Study
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Chrome Mox
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Doom Whisperer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Breaker of Creation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Predator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bontu the Glorified
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Likeness Looter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reality Smasher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spined Megalodon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Triplicate Titan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Body Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Entomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Songs of the Damned
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Strix Serenade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Commandeer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Banishing Knack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Daze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Retraction Helix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vision Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Miscast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stifle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Incarnation Technique
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Doomsday
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Expropriate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Everflowing Well
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Training Grounds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Lake of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
City of Traitors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-28%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
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