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Phenax, God of Deception
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11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
4.6%inclusion3 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
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1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Paradox Shaper
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion625 decks807 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion688 decks807 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion594 decks807 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion479 decks807 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion460 decks807 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion459 decks807 decks
51%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
61%inclusion496 decks807 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion443 decks807 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion417 decks807 decks
47%synergy
Tree of Perdition
49%inclusion395 decks807 decks
47%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion493 decks807 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
55%inclusion446 decks807 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion426 decks807 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion398 decks807 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion398 decks807 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion389 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
46%inclusion375 decks807 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion179 decks388 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion371 decks807 decks
41%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion367 decks807 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.7%inclusion54 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
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Mortivore
42%inclusion338 decks807 decks
40%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion287 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion284 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
35%inclusion283 decks807 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion273 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion261 decks807 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion252 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion252 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion251 decks807 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
31%inclusion249 decks807 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion246 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion244 decks807 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
30%inclusion241 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion234 decks807 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion232 decks802 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion226 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
28%inclusion224 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion165 decks601 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion214 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion209 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion208 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
24%inclusion192 decks807 decks
19%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
23%inclusion66 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion182 decks807 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion179 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion175 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion175 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
21%inclusion170 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion167 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion165 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion160 decks807 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion152 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion136 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion127 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion122 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion120 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion117 decks807 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion112 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion99 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion98 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion91 decks807 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion84 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion83 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion82 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion78 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion78 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.0%inclusion73 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.6%inclusion69 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.9%inclusion64 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.9%inclusion64 decks807 decks
-16%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion334 decks807 decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion302 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Visions of Beyond
37%inclusion297 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion269 decks807 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion266 decks807 decks
30%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion239 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion215 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion195 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion169 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion168 decks807 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion165 decks807 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion159 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion149 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion129 decks807 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion119 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion115 decks807 decks
-23%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion107 decks807 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion102 decks807 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion87 decks797 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion81 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion79 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion78 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion77 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion73 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.8%inclusion71 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
8.2%inclusion66 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion65 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion64 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.7%inclusion62 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
-9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
-13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion49 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion49 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion48 decks807 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
5.5%inclusion44 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
5.5%inclusion44 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
5.2%inclusion42 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion41 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion256 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion235 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion226 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion214 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion196 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion179 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion175 decks807 decks
-13%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion174 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion159 decks807 decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion154 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion123 decks807 decks
-10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion119 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion111 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion97 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion92 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion84 decks807 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion81 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion77 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion72 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.9%inclusion72 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion71 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion69 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
8.4%inclusion68 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion67 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion57 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Summons
6.8%inclusion55 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion49 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion184 decks447 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion309 decks807 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion253 decks807 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion225 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion183 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion168 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion125 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion159 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion123 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion118 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion111 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion84 decks807 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.2%inclusion74 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.3%inclusion67 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion62 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion62 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.8%inclusion55 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.9%inclusion48 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion46 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion45 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion363 decks807 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion355 decks807 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion335 decks807 decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion278 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion270 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion260 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion215 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion126 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion162 decks807 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion156 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion153 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion148 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion146 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion77 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.3%inclusion75 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.6%inclusion69 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.1%inclusion65 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion63 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion202 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion202 decks807 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion112 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion81 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion54 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.6%inclusion53 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.9%inclusion48 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion357 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion340 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion218 decks807 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion105 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion169 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion147 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion124 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion113 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion101 decks807 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion96 decks807 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion82 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.6%inclusion69 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.3%inclusion67 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.2%inclusion58 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion48 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion46 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.5%inclusion44 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion43 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion43 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion659 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion618 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion510 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion371 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion250 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion219 decks807 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion187 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion161 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion97 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion95 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion92 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.9%inclusion72 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.9%inclusion72 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.6%inclusion53 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion50 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion764 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion762 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion639 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion506 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion441 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion420 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion385 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion375 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion325 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion272 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion264 decks807 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion258 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion256 decks807 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion247 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion222 decks807 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion185 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion182 decks807 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion181 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion165 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion161 decks807 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion155 decks807 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion152 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion135 decks807 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion129 decks803 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion112 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion99 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion86 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion85 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion83 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion82 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion73 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion71 decks807 decks
-0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion70 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.2%inclusion66 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion59 decks807 decks
-9%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.2%inclusion58 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion55 decks807 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion55 decks807 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion55 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion54 decks807 decks
-20%synergy
Waterfront District
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion48 decks807 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
5.2%inclusion42 decks807 decks
-8%synergy
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