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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5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
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2.5%inclusion2 decks79 decks
-0%synergy
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1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Too Evil to Stay Dead
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Decoy Ploy
1.3%inclusion1 decks79 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion741 decks890 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Frost
66%inclusion591 decks890 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion593 decks890 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
66%inclusion585 decks890 decks
64%synergy
Nighthowler
62%inclusion549 decks890 decks
56%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion436 decks890 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion441 decks890 decks
47%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion427 decks890 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
47%inclusion418 decks890 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion410 decks890 decks
45%synergy
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Ruin Crab
52%inclusion462 decks890 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion440 decks890 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion420 decks890 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion416 decks890 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
46%inclusion408 decks890 decks
45%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion401 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion398 decks890 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion234 decks528 decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion386 decks890 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion374 decks890 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
41%inclusion362 decks890 decks
40%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
39%inclusion343 decks890 decks
37%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion340 decks890 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion338 decks890 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion337 decks890 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion264 decks733 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion311 decks890 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion308 decks890 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion294 decks890 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion290 decks890 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
32%inclusion289 decks890 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion254 decks890 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion247 decks890 decks
24%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion246 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion245 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion240 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion236 decks890 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion224 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion225 decks890 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion222 decks890 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion220 decks890 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Mist
22%inclusion194 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion192 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion190 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
21%inclusion184 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Tree of Perdition
21%inclusion183 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion173 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion173 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion170 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion158 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
17%inclusion155 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
14%inclusion127 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion122 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion117 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion111 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion109 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion106 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion104 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion104 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion99 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion99 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion96 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Flock
11%inclusion95 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion82 decks812 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion77 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Turtle
8.7%inclusion77 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
8.2%inclusion73 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion356 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
37%inclusion325 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion297 decks890 decks
-23%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion287 decks890 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion243 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion241 decks890 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion220 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion153 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion140 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion125 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion120 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion118 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion107 decks890 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion107 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion87 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Countermand
10%inclusion87 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion87 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion86 decks890 decks
-6%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion86 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.3%inclusion83 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.0%inclusion80 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion79 decks890 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.5%inclusion76 decks890 decks
-28%synergy
Opt
8.4%inclusion75 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.5%inclusion67 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.3%inclusion65 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.2%inclusion55 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.1%inclusion54 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
-20%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
-26%synergy
Countersquall
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.3%inclusion47 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion45 decks890 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
39%inclusion348 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Pilfered Plans
37%inclusion326 decks890 decks
34%synergy
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion322 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion311 decks890 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion277 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion261 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion248 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion219 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion215 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion189 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion187 decks890 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
18%inclusion160 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion143 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion131 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion121 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion99 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion87 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.3%inclusion83 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
8.9%inclusion79 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
8.9%inclusion79 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion74 decks890 decks
-5%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.3%inclusion74 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
8.2%inclusion73 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.9%inclusion70 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.9%inclusion70 decks890 decks
-2%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.3%inclusion65 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion58 decks890 decks
-10%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion58 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.3%inclusion56 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion51 decks890 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
31%inclusion278 decks890 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion167 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion186 decks734 decks
22%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion220 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion190 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion113 decks890 decks
-12%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion97 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion90 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion89 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion67 decks890 decks
-20%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.4%inclusion66 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.2%inclusion55 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.7%inclusion51 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion48 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
27%inclusion240 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion221 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion209 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion208 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion187 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion139 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion116 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion109 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion103 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion101 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion95 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
-5%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.4%inclusion66 decks890 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.7%inclusion60 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.6%inclusion59 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion163 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion153 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.5%inclusion76 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.2%inclusion73 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.1%inclusion54 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion342 decks890 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion200 decks890 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion98 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion119 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion113 decks890 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion97 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion91 decks890 decks
-17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.8%inclusion78 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion74 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
7.2%inclusion64 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion63 decks890 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion57 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion46 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion645 decks890 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion550 decks890 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion502 decks890 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion328 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion312 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion293 decks890 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
23%inclusion209 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
18%inclusion161 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion157 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion155 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion133 decks890 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion110 decks890 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion97 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion78 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion69 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.6%inclusion68 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.1%inclusion54 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion883 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion875 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion605 decks890 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion490 decks890 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion482 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion455 decks890 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion406 decks890 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion397 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion367 decks890 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion342 decks890 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion338 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion300 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion254 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion223 decks890 decks
-30%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion215 decks890 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion199 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion176 decks890 decks
-0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion143 decks890 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion130 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion97 decks890 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
8.8%inclusion78 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.6%inclusion68 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion62 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion61 decks890 decks
-20%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.7%inclusion60 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.8%inclusion52 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.1%inclusion45 decks890 decks
-5%synergy
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