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
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Chase Inspiration
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
1.2%inclusion1 decks84 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion715 decks863 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion589 decks863 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion583 decks863 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion582 decks863 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion548 decks863 decks
58%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion438 decks863 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
48%inclusion415 decks863 decks
47%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion419 decks863 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
48%inclusion414 decks863 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion431 decks863 decks
47%synergy
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Ruin Crab
52%inclusion446 decks863 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion430 decks863 decks
44%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
47%inclusion403 decks863 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion402 decks863 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion402 decks863 decks
43%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion401 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion398 decks863 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion202 decks452 decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion380 decks863 decks
41%synergy
Manic Scribe
42%inclusion362 decks863 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion99 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion350 decks863 decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion333 decks863 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion330 decks863 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion321 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion244 decks657 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion306 decks863 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion301 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
34%inclusion291 decks863 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion284 decks863 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion282 decks863 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion248 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion247 decks863 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion244 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion240 decks863 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion235 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
27%inclusion229 decks863 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion226 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion217 decks863 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion216 decks863 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion193 decks781 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion206 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion186 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion185 decks863 decks
20%synergy
Eater of the Dead
20%inclusion173 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion172 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion171 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion169 decks863 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion163 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
19%inclusion163 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion145 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion132 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion127 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion121 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion114 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
13%inclusion111 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion106 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion105 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion104 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion104 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion98 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion96 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion95 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion95 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion81 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion92 decks836 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion94 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.3%inclusion80 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Turtle
9.3%inclusion80 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
9.2%inclusion79 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Academy Wall
8.6%inclusion74 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion360 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion342 decks863 decks
35%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
36%inclusion314 decks863 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion293 decks863 decks
-22%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion286 decks863 decks
32%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion233 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion232 decks863 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion221 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion151 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion135 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion123 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion122 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion120 decks863 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion106 decks863 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion104 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion96 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion89 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion84 decks863 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion83 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion83 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion82 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.9%inclusion77 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion77 decks863 decks
-27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion77 decks863 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion76 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion72 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion72 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.3%inclusion63 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion61 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.7%inclusion58 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.3%inclusion54 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
6.0%inclusion52 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.0%inclusion52 decks863 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
-25%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
39%inclusion340 decks863 decks
35%synergy
Pilfered Plans
37%inclusion319 decks863 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion308 decks863 decks
26%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion306 decks863 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion266 decks863 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
28%inclusion243 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion227 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion222 decks863 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion215 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion182 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion181 decks863 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion148 decks863 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion141 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion129 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion113 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion83 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion82 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
9.4%inclusion81 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion81 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.3%inclusion80 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.2%inclusion71 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
7.9%inclusion68 decks863 decks
-6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.8%inclusion67 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.6%inclusion66 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion65 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.8%inclusion59 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.7%inclusion58 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Divination
6.3%inclusion54 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.1%inclusion44 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
32%inclusion276 decks863 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion149 decks510 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion215 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion161 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion192 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion111 decks863 decks
-12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion103 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion99 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion88 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion85 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion71 decks863 decks
-19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.3%inclusion63 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.0%inclusion52 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.0%inclusion52 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion48 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.1%inclusion44 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
28%inclusion238 decks863 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion215 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion209 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion199 decks863 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion172 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion122 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion111 decks863 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion101 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion101 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion95 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion92 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.5%inclusion73 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion70 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.2%inclusion62 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion164 decks863 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion143 decks863 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.0%inclusion78 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion65 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.8%inclusion50 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion336 decks863 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion198 decks863 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion89 decks526 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion121 decks863 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion115 decks863 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion83 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.2%inclusion79 decks863 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.8%inclusion76 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.8%inclusion76 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
7.5%inclusion65 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion56 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion54 decks863 decks
-11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion625 decks863 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion530 decks863 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion492 decks863 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion328 decks863 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion300 decks863 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion282 decks863 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion213 decks863 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion168 decks863 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion162 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion159 decks863 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion126 decks863 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion107 decks863 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion102 decks863 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion95 decks863 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion82 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.1%inclusion70 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.9%inclusion68 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.5%inclusion56 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
6.4%inclusion55 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion858 decks863 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion850 decks863 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion583 decks863 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion477 decks863 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion471 decks863 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion439 decks863 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion410 decks863 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion382 decks863 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion363 decks863 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion333 decks863 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion329 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion307 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion256 decks863 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion217 decks863 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion208 decks863 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion205 decks863 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion178 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion138 decks863 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion127 decks863 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion89 decks863 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
9.3%inclusion80 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion72 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.6%inclusion66 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.2%inclusion62 decks863 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.8%inclusion59 decks863 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion57 decks863 decks
-21%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.3%inclusion54 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.1%inclusion53 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion49 decks863 decks
1%synergy
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