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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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Game Over
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Demonic Consultation
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Swan Song
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Deadly Rollick
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Training Grounds
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Necromancy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Entomb
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Rhystic Study
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Chrome Mox
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Force of Will
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Aberration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Spellseeker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Mockingbird
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reality Smasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spined Megalodon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Striped Riverwinder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spirit of the Night
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Reality Chip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Breaker of Creation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Colossus of Akros
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Dreadnought
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Misdirection
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Ad Nauseam
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Pact
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Intuition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Strix Serenade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Commandeer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Retraction Helix
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Songs of the Damned
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Daze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Vision Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Banishing Knack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Stitch Together
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Incarnation Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Desperate Plea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Transmute Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Water Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Everflowing Well
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Null Rod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Orbs of Warding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dress Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Lake of the Dead
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Multiversal Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mox Opal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Lotus Petal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-32%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
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