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Phenax, God of Deception
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Charix, the Raging Isle
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
93%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Tree of Perdition
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Ruin Crab
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Drown in the Loch
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Frost
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
58%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
The Ancient One
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Silent Arbiter
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Sire of Stagnation
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Hover Barrier
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Scarab God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Nightveil Specter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhound
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Magic Damper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dream Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Lair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
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