Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget

Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Exhibition Tidecaller
4.2%inclusion5 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
1.9%inclusion2 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Pensive Professor
1.7%inclusion2 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Mathemagics
1.0%inclusion2 decks208 decks
1%synergy
Chase Inspiration
1.0%inclusion1 decks105 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion724 decks873 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion594 decks873 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion595 decks873 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion586 decks873 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion550 decks873 decks
57%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion445 decks873 decks
49%synergy
Hover Barrier
49%inclusion426 decks873 decks
48%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion427 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
48%inclusion418 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion435 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion451 decks873 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion441 decks873 decks
45%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion416 decks873 decks
44%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
47%inclusion409 decks873 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion407 decks873 decks
42%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion406 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion406 decks873 decks
43%synergy
Thought Collapse
45%inclusion392 decks873 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion208 decks474 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion371 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion99 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
41%inclusion362 decks873 decks
40%synergy
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion356 decks873 decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion341 decks873 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
39%inclusion337 decks873 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion332 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion248 decks678 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion310 decks873 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion307 decks873 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
34%inclusion297 decks873 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
34%inclusion294 decks873 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion286 decks873 decks
32%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion252 decks873 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion252 decks873 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion249 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion248 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion242 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Runes
27%inclusion235 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion233 decks873 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion204 decks804 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion217 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion217 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion212 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion192 decks873 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion188 decks873 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
21%inclusion181 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion176 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion169 decks873 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion168 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion167 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
19%inclusion164 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion149 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion135 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion128 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion121 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion116 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
13%inclusion111 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion106 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion105 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion104 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion104 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion101 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion99 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion97 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion97 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion84 decks758 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion96 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion91 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion83 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
8.9%inclusion78 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Turtle
8.6%inclusion75 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion353 decks873 decks
36%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
37%inclusion319 decks873 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion302 decks873 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion289 decks873 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion237 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion233 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion220 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion148 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion137 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion123 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion122 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion118 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion109 decks873 decks
-17%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion94 decks873 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion91 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion84 decks873 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion84 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.4%inclusion82 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.8%inclusion77 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
-27%synergy
Cancel
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion74 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
8.4%inclusion73 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.1%inclusion71 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion62 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.8%inclusion59 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.1%inclusion53 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.1%inclusion53 decks873 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion50 decks873 decks
-25%synergy
Countersquall
5.7%inclusion50 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.5%inclusion12 decks219 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.2%inclusion45 decks873 decks
-21%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
40%inclusion346 decks873 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
37%inclusion319 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion315 decks873 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion309 decks873 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion272 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion253 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
27%inclusion236 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion224 decks873 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion217 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion184 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion181 decks873 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion150 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion143 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion131 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion113 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion94 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion87 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion83 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion83 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.4%inclusion82 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
9.3%inclusion81 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.8%inclusion77 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion71 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion70 decks873 decks
-5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.8%inclusion68 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.8%inclusion68 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.0%inclusion61 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion57 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
6.2%inclusion54 decks873 decks
-10%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion52 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
6.0%inclusion52 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.0%inclusion44 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
32%inclusion283 decks873 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
30%inclusion157 decks531 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion221 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion165 decks679 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion189 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion114 decks873 decks
-11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
11%inclusion100 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion87 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion74 decks873 decks
-19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.3%inclusion64 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.4%inclusion56 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.0%inclusion52 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.0%inclusion44 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
27%inclusion240 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion219 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion211 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion206 decks873 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion178 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion127 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion114 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion108 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion101 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion100 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion93 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.4%inclusion73 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion70 decks873 decks
-5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.4%inclusion65 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion170 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion150 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.9%inclusion78 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion65 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.0%inclusion52 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion336 decks873 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion203 decks873 decks
-15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion92 decks546 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion116 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion115 decks873 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion92 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion86 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion82 decks873 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion76 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.6%inclusion58 decks873 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion631 decks873 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion541 decks873 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion495 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion330 decks873 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion304 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion285 decks873 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion214 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion166 decks873 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion159 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion155 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion125 decks873 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion108 decks873 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion98 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion82 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.1%inclusion71 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.4%inclusion65 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.1%inclusion53 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
6.1%inclusion53 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion868 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion860 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion596 decks873 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion480 decks873 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion477 decks873 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion447 decks873 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion410 decks873 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion390 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion366 decks873 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion333 decks873 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion332 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion311 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion253 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion218 decks873 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion209 decks873 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion205 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion179 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion142 decks873 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion126 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
9.3%inclusion81 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion74 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.8%inclusion68 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.4%inclusion65 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.8%inclusion59 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion56 decks873 decks
-21%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.3%inclusion55 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.2%inclusion54 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion50 decks873 decks
1%synergy
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