Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
Our 2025 reviews are chugging along. Today we're bringing you our picks for the best sorceries of the year for Commander players.
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Dream Harvest
1.4%inclusion1 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion674 decks806 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion554 decks806 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion555 decks806 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
68%inclusion548 decks806 decks
66%synergy
Nighthowler
65%inclusion521 decks806 decks
59%synergy
Bonehoard
53%inclusion430 decks806 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
49%inclusion395 decks806 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Strike
51%inclusion411 decks806 decks
48%synergy
Hover Barrier
48%inclusion389 decks806 decks
47%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
48%inclusion387 decks806 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion426 decks806 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion417 decks806 decks
46%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion387 decks806 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion387 decks806 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion377 decks806 decks
42%synergy
Mortivore
47%inclusion376 decks806 decks
45%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion375 decks806 decks
43%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion371 decks806 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion148 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion351 decks806 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion86 decks806 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
43%inclusion350 decks806 decks
42%synergy
Glacial Wall
40%inclusion326 decks806 decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion314 decks806 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion304 decks806 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion301 decks806 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion286 decks806 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion189 decks539 decks
34%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
34%inclusion277 decks806 decks
29%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion264 decks806 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion263 decks806 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion237 decks742 decks
31%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
31%inclusion252 decks806 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion246 decks806 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion231 decks806 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion227 decks806 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
28%inclusion226 decks806 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion222 decks806 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion220 decks806 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion177 decks664 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
27%inclusion214 decks806 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion207 decks806 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion186 decks806 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion185 decks806 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion170 decks769 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion169 decks806 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion163 decks806 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion149 decks806 decks
18%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion147 decks806 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion145 decks806 decks
17%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion140 decks806 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion134 decks806 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion125 decks806 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion114 decks806 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion105 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion105 decks806 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion103 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion103 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion102 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion77 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion87 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion98 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion98 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion92 decks794 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion89 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion88 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion88 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion87 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion83 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion77 decks806 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Turtle
9.2%inclusion74 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
43%inclusion346 decks806 decks
38%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion304 decks806 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion284 decks806 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion268 decks806 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Incursion
29%inclusion230 decks806 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion227 decks806 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion210 decks806 decks
15%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion150 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion128 decks806 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion128 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion112 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion108 decks806 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion103 decks806 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion103 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion96 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion94 decks806 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion82 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion81 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion80 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion77 decks806 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion77 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.3%inclusion75 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.3%inclusion75 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion74 decks806 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion65 decks738 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion65 decks806 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion64 decks806 decks
-27%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.8%inclusion63 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.3%inclusion59 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.1%inclusion57 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.8%inclusion55 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.7%inclusion54 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.5%inclusion52 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
6.0%inclusion48 decks806 decks
0%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.8%inclusion47 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.8%inclusion47 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
39%inclusion317 decks806 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion313 decks806 decks
29%synergy
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion303 decks806 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion293 decks806 decks
29%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion259 decks806 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion242 decks806 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion214 decks806 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion207 decks806 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion194 decks806 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion167 decks806 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion161 decks806 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion144 decks806 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
18%inclusion143 decks806 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion117 decks806 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion103 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
12%inclusion94 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion82 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion77 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
9.3%inclusion75 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.3%inclusion75 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.8%inclusion71 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.7%inclusion70 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.6%inclusion69 decks806 decks
-5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.7%inclusion62 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.6%inclusion61 decks806 decks
-2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion58 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.1%inclusion57 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.9%inclusion56 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.6%inclusion53 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
6.0%inclusion48 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Languish
5.8%inclusion47 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion45 decks806 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.5%inclusion44 decks806 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
5.5%inclusion44 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.3%inclusion43 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.2%inclusion40 decks767 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
33%inclusion267 decks806 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
31%inclusion121 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion139 decks540 decks
22%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion198 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion178 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion98 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion98 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion92 decks806 decks
-13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion87 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion83 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion78 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.4%inclusion60 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.8%inclusion55 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion54 decks806 decks
-21%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.6%inclusion53 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion51 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion45 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.3%inclusion43 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.1%inclusion41 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
28%inclusion225 decks806 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
27%inclusion216 decks806 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion200 decks806 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion186 decks806 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion158 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion98 decks540 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion109 decks806 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion97 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion97 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion95 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion93 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.7%inclusion70 decks806 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.8%inclusion63 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.4%inclusion60 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion59 decks806 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion159 decks806 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion127 decks806 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.6%inclusion69 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.4%inclusion68 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion45 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion321 decks806 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion192 decks806 decks
-15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
19%inclusion76 decks404 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion114 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion109 decks806 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion92 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion80 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
9.1%inclusion73 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion71 decks806 decks
-19%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.4%inclusion68 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion62 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion54 decks806 decks
-11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion52 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion45 decks806 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion41 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion585 decks806 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion504 decks806 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion475 decks806 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion321 decks806 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion287 decks806 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion262 decks806 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Locket
27%inclusion214 decks806 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
21%inclusion171 decks806 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion153 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion145 decks806 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion117 decks806 decks
-16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion92 decks806 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion91 decks806 decks
-21%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion88 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion72 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.4%inclusion68 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.9%inclusion64 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion800 decks806 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion792 decks806 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion552 decks806 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion449 decks806 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion443 decks806 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion420 decks806 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion383 decks806 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion368 decks806 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion330 decks806 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion318 decks806 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion302 decks806 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion280 decks806 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion244 decks806 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion196 decks806 decks
-20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion196 decks806 decks
-29%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion195 decks806 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion172 decks806 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion125 decks806 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion119 decks806 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
9.2%inclusion74 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
8.9%inclusion72 decks806 decks
-31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion65 decks738 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.7%inclusion62 decks806 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.4%inclusion60 decks806 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion53 decks806 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion52 decks806 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion49 decks806 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.7%inclusion46 decks806 decks
5%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.6%inclusion45 decks806 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.1%inclusion41 decks806 decks
-6%synergy
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