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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The Master of Lake-town
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Multiply by Zero
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Way of the Necromancer
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Yargle, Goliath of Otaria
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Perfected Theory
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion761 decks921 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Frost
66%inclusion609 decks921 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion614 decks921 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion592 decks921 decks
62%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion563 decks921 decks
56%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion450 decks921 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
47%inclusion429 decks921 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Strike
48%inclusion443 decks921 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion421 decks921 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion425 decks921 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
51%inclusion470 decks921 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion441 decks921 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion430 decks921 decks
43%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion417 decks921 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
45%inclusion415 decks921 decks
44%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion413 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion266 decks612 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion400 decks921 decks
40%synergy
Thought Collapse
42%inclusion384 decks921 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion361 decks921 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
10%inclusion96 decks921 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
39%inclusion361 decks921 decks
38%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion353 decks921 decks
38%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion351 decks921 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion346 decks921 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion296 decks814 decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion333 decks921 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
34%inclusion313 decks921 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion308 decks921 decks
29%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion307 decks921 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion301 decks921 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion293 decks921 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion260 decks921 decks
24%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion258 decks921 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion256 decks921 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion248 decks921 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion244 decks921 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion240 decks921 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Runes
26%inclusion235 decks921 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion224 decks921 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion219 decks921 decks
23%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
24%inclusion219 decks921 decks
23%synergy
Tree of Perdition
22%inclusion205 decks921 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mist
22%inclusion203 decks921 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion196 decks921 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
21%inclusion195 decks921 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion188 decks921 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion182 decks921 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion182 decks921 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion180 decks921 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion170 decks921 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion167 decks921 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion139 decks921 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion129 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion126 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion122 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion114 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion110 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion105 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion104 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion104 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion104 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Flock
11%inclusion102 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion101 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion100 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion95 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Soulless Jailer
10%inclusion93 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion89 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Turtle
9.0%inclusion83 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
8.5%inclusion78 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
8.5%inclusion78 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion348 decks921 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion319 decks921 decks
-21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
34%inclusion316 decks921 decks
33%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion294 decks921 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion244 decks921 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
26%inclusion239 decks921 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion226 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion161 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion149 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion129 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion126 decks921 decks
13%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion121 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion115 decks921 decks
-17%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion105 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion97 decks921 decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion96 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion95 decks921 decks
1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion93 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion90 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion89 decks921 decks
-6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion88 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.2%inclusion85 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
9.2%inclusion85 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion85 decks921 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion81 decks921 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.6%inclusion79 decks921 decks
-29%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.4%inclusion68 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion67 decks921 decks
-4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.3%inclusion67 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion26 decks365 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.9%inclusion64 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.2%inclusion57 decks921 decks
-20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.1%inclusion56 decks921 decks
-26%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.9%inclusion54 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.9%inclusion54 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.5%inclusion51 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
5.5%inclusion51 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
38%inclusion354 decks921 decks
34%synergy
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion332 decks921 decks
34%synergy
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion328 decks921 decks
26%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion314 decks921 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion275 decks921 decks
26%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion265 decks921 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion254 decks921 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion219 decks921 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion212 decks921 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion199 decks921 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion192 decks921 decks
18%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion159 decks921 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion141 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion139 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion124 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion105 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion92 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.4%inclusion87 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion84 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.0%inclusion83 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
8.9%inclusion82 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.4%inclusion77 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.9%inclusion73 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion72 decks921 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion72 decks921 decks
-2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion68 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.3%inclusion67 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion63 decks921 decks
-10%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.4%inclusion59 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.2%inclusion57 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion54 decks921 decks
3%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion54 decks921 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion53 decks921 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion47 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
30%inclusion279 decks921 decks
29%synergy
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion188 decks668 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion202 decks815 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion221 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion198 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion122 decks921 decks
-11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion101 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion92 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion91 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion89 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion87 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.1%inclusion75 decks921 decks
-19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.8%inclusion63 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.3%inclusion58 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.8%inclusion53 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
5.2%inclusion48 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
26%inclusion239 decks921 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion220 decks921 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion211 decks921 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion199 decks921 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion182 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion156 decks815 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion118 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion114 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion106 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion104 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion100 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.6%inclusion70 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.6%inclusion70 decks921 decks
-5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.3%inclusion58 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.2%inclusion57 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion50 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion164 decks921 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion158 decks921 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.6%inclusion70 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion65 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion58 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion346 decks921 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion219 decks921 decks
-15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion109 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion120 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion117 decks921 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion100 decks921 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion94 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion94 decks921 decks
-16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.9%inclusion82 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.5%inclusion78 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion62 decks921 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.6%inclusion61 decks921 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion61 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.8%inclusion53 decks921 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.1%inclusion47 decks921 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion667 decks921 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion570 decks921 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion515 decks921 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion328 decks921 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion327 decks921 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion299 decks921 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
23%inclusion214 decks921 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
18%inclusion167 decks921 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion165 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion159 decks921 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion141 decks921 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion106 decks921 decks
-20%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion102 decks921 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion97 decks921 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion78 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion72 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.7%inclusion71 decks921 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
6.2%inclusion57 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.1%inclusion56 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion914 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion906 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion628 decks921 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion498 decks921 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion497 decks921 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion467 decks921 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion419 decks921 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion402 decks921 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion395 decks921 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion352 decks921 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion351 decks921 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion308 decks921 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
27%inclusion250 decks921 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion245 decks921 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion225 decks921 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion201 decks921 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion191 decks921 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion148 decks921 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion137 decks921 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion107 decks921 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
8.5%inclusion78 decks921 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion71 decks921 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion67 decks921 decks
-4%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.2%inclusion66 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion61 decks921 decks
-20%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion60 decks921 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion52 decks921 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.5%inclusion51 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.5%inclusion51 decks921 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
5.4%inclusion50 decks921 decks
-44%synergy
River of Tears
5.2%inclusion48 decks921 decks
-4%synergy
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