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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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Terror Tide
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Starving Revenant
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
62%synergy
The Everflowing Well
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Chupacabra Echo
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Join the Dead
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Souls of the Lost
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Deranged Assistant
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Another Chance
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Dread Return
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Millikin
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Dreadhound
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Defossilize
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Subterfuge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Lamentation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Consuming Aberration
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Wonder
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Hollow Marauder
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Echo of Dusk
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Deathcap Marionette
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Sage of Days
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Soulcoil Viper
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Rampaging Spiketail
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Morbius the Living Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shoreline Looter
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Phantom
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Starwinder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Body Double
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Frilled Cave-Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Bloodseeker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Gargantuan Leech
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Broodrage Mycoid
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Fear of Impostors
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mob Lookout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mysterio, Master of Illusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venomized Cat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Common Crook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mysterio's Phantasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Confounding Riddle
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-34%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Circular Logic
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Fight On!
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Divert Disaster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Desculpting Blast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mental Modulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Brackish Blunder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cling to Dust
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Counterpoint
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dark Withering
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Live or Die
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Ashes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Nasty End
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Out of Air
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Hurl into History
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Phantom Interference
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Defile
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dream Harvest
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Extract from Darkness
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Treasure Cruise
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Malicious Eclipse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Self-Reflection
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Intervention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Venom's Hunger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Rags // Riches
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ray of Ruin
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Restart Sequence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Persist
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Charnel Serenade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Pillage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
No One Left Behind
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
From the Catacombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Cauldron of Eternity
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fell Gravship
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Throne of the Grim Captain
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Visage of Dread
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Pirate Hat
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Uthros Scanship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cryogen Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Runaway Boulder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Lodestone Needle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Canonized in Blood
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Grasping Shadows
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Dead Weight
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ringing Strike Mastery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fresh Start
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Criminal Past
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Restless Reef
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Hidden Cataract
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Drownyard Temple
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Fault
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Cavernous Maw
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-30%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-35%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-44%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Buried Treasure
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Promising Vein
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Port of Karfell
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sinister Hideout
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Captivating Cave
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Monument
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-42%synergy
Murky Sewer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Grotto
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Public Thoroughfare
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
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