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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion71 decks81 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Frost
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
74%inclusion60 decks81 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion63 decks81 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion68 decks81 decks
69%synergy
Hover Barrier
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
57%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
60%inclusion49 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
The Ancient One
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Lost Thoughts
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Fog Bank
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Eater of the Dead
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
28%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Aegis Turtle
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Runes
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Doorkeeper
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Air
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Blight Pile
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-21%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Aether Gale
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Intruder Alarm
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Witness Protection
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion70 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion64 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Lair
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-0%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
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