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Phenax, God of Deception
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Mar 4, 2026
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13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Weaver King
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Liliana the Repentant
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
91%inclusion590 decks648 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion574 decks648 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion465 decks648 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion504 decks648 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion444 decks648 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion434 decks648 decks
61%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion457 decks648 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
65%inclusion420 decks648 decks
59%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
61%inclusion397 decks648 decks
59%synergy
The Ancient One
61%inclusion396 decks648 decks
58%synergy
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Mindcrank
67%inclusion434 decks648 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion432 decks648 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion405 decks648 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion398 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion393 decks648 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion383 decks648 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
53%inclusion343 decks648 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
53%inclusion341 decks648 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion235 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion229 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion154 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion117 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion117 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion101 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
4%synergy
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Eater of the Dead
53%inclusion341 decks648 decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
51%inclusion333 decks648 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion317 decks648 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion287 decks648 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion277 decks648 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion59 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion251 decks648 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion239 decks643 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion238 decks648 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion226 decks648 decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion221 decks648 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion218 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion212 decks648 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion209 decks648 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion205 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion203 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion190 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
28%inclusion179 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion179 decks648 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion178 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion175 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion165 decks648 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion164 decks648 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion160 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion152 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion142 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
21%inclusion139 decks648 decks
21%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
20%inclusion129 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion83 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion118 decks648 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion111 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion110 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion105 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion99 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion97 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion87 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion84 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion75 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Mist
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion67 decks648 decks
10%synergy
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Visions of Beyond
47%inclusion307 decks648 decks
44%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion233 decks648 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion233 decks648 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion210 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion207 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion193 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion161 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion143 decks648 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion141 decks648 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion139 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion129 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion124 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion114 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion113 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion111 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion106 decks630 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion109 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion90 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion79 decks648 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion65 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion65 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion56 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
8.2%inclusion53 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.8%inclusion44 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
6.8%inclusion44 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
6.6%inclusion43 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.2%inclusion40 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
5%synergy
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Mind Grind
49%inclusion316 decks648 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion307 decks648 decks
43%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion222 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion200 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion188 decks648 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion184 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion178 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion165 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion148 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion147 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion130 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion103 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion85 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion68 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion67 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.4%inclusion41 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion51 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.9%inclusion38 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion296 decks648 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion245 decks648 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion239 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion225 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion34 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion136 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion108 decks648 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion99 decks648 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion61 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
8.8%inclusion57 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion55 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.4%inclusion48 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion41 decks648 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
5.2%inclusion34 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion307 decks648 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion295 decks648 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion267 decks648 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion259 decks648 decks
36%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion48 decks153 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion203 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion189 decks648 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion172 decks648 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion166 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion165 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion153 decks648 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion121 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion96 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion86 decks648 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion81 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion75 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion62 decks648 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion155 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion112 decks648 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.3%inclusion47 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion305 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion243 decks648 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion228 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion151 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion139 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion113 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion113 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion95 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion83 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion82 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion57 decks648 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion50 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.8%inclusion44 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion39 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.7%inclusion37 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion34 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion577 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion541 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion447 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion386 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion242 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion219 decks648 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion168 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion165 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.3%inclusion60 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.2%inclusion53 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.2%inclusion53 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.6%inclusion49 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion45 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion631 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion625 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion564 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion434 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion399 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion341 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion320 decks648 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion301 decks648 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion292 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion269 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion248 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion245 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion228 decks648 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion215 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion214 decks648 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion198 decks648 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion190 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion156 decks648 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion131 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion128 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion123 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion119 decks648 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion106 decks648 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion92 decks648 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion89 decks648 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion79 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion78 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion74 decks648 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion73 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion71 decks648 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion70 decks648 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion69 decks648 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion63 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion59 decks648 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion52 decks648 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion46 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion36 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Lair
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion33 decks648 decks
-3%synergy
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