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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Omni-Changeling
2.5%inclusion3 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.7%inclusion2 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.7%inclusion2 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
1.1%inclusion1 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
0.9%inclusion1 decks117 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion691 decks822 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
70%inclusion576 decks822 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion569 decks822 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
69%inclusion564 decks822 decks
66%synergy
Nighthowler
65%inclusion538 decks822 decks
60%synergy
Bonehoard
53%inclusion438 decks822 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
51%inclusion417 decks822 decks
50%synergy
Psychic Strike
51%inclusion423 decks822 decks
49%synergy
Hover Barrier
49%inclusion400 decks822 decks
48%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
48%inclusion396 decks822 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion429 decks822 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion420 decks822 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
49%inclusion400 decks822 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion396 decks822 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion396 decks822 decks
44%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion390 decks822 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
47%inclusion386 decks822 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion385 decks822 decks
43%synergy
Manic Scribe
45%inclusion367 decks822 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion162 decks364 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion92 decks822 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion341 decks822 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion325 decks822 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
39%inclusion319 decks822 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion307 decks822 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion206 decks578 decks
35%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion290 decks822 decks
30%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion288 decks822 decks
32%synergy
Aegis Turtle
34%inclusion277 decks822 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion269 decks822 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion251 decks782 decks
31%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
32%inclusion261 decks822 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion247 decks822 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion242 decks822 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion235 decks822 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Runes
28%inclusion231 decks822 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion225 decks822 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion220 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
27%inclusion219 decks822 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion182 decks700 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion208 decks822 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion199 decks822 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion187 decks822 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion172 decks810 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion167 decks822 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion166 decks822 decks
18%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion165 decks822 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
19%inclusion160 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
19%inclusion157 decks822 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion152 decks822 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion131 decks822 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
16%inclusion131 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
15%inclusion121 decks822 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion113 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion112 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion109 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion107 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
13%inclusion105 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Monastery Flock
13%inclusion103 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion80 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion100 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion98 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion89 decks755 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion92 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion91 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion89 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion89 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion85 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Turtle
10%inclusion79 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.5%inclusion78 decks822 decks
-3%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
8.8%inclusion72 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion360 decks822 decks
26%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion347 decks822 decks
37%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion312 decks822 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion285 decks822 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
34%inclusion278 decks822 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion234 decks822 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion231 decks822 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion212 decks822 decks
15%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion153 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion133 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion126 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
15%inclusion120 decks822 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion111 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion103 decks822 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion101 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion95 decks822 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion88 decks822 decks
-6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion82 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion81 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion80 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.4%inclusion77 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion77 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.4%inclusion77 decks822 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
9.4%inclusion77 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion68 decks778 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion71 decks822 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.4%inclusion69 decks822 decks
-27%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.3%inclusion68 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.0%inclusion66 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion63 decks822 decks
-8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.2%inclusion59 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.9%inclusion57 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.7%inclusion55 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.6%inclusion54 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.3%inclusion52 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.8%inclusion48 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
5.5%inclusion45 decks822 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion42 decks822 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
40%inclusion325 decks822 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion313 decks822 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion311 decks822 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion297 decks822 decks
29%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion263 decks822 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion245 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion215 decks822 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion214 decks822 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion210 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion171 decks822 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion164 decks822 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion148 decks822 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion143 decks822 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion125 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion107 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion90 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Breaking Wave
10%inclusion82 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion79 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion79 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.5%inclusion78 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.9%inclusion73 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.9%inclusion73 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.5%inclusion70 decks822 decks
-5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.0%inclusion66 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.8%inclusion64 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.8%inclusion64 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion62 decks822 decks
-2%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.4%inclusion53 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.1%inclusion50 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion50 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion47 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion47 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.7%inclusion47 decks822 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.5%inclusion45 decks822 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion42 decks822 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
35%inclusion285 decks822 decks
34%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion123 decks423 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
27%inclusion222 decks822 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion143 decks579 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion181 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion108 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion100 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion98 decks822 decks
-13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion88 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion84 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion79 decks822 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.8%inclusion64 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion60 decks822 decks
-20%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.7%inclusion55 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.7%inclusion55 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion46 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion46 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.4%inclusion44 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
29%inclusion238 decks822 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion215 decks822 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
26%inclusion213 decks822 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion190 decks822 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion167 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion103 decks579 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion105 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion98 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion97 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion95 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion88 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.8%inclusion72 decks822 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.3%inclusion68 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion63 decks822 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.7%inclusion55 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion164 decks822 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion134 decks822 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.8%inclusion72 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.8%inclusion64 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.1%inclusion50 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.8%inclusion48 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion336 decks822 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion191 decks822 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion75 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion116 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion107 decks822 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion92 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion80 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion78 decks822 decks
-18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.9%inclusion73 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion68 decks822 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
8.3%inclusion68 decks822 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.1%inclusion58 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.8%inclusion48 decks822 decks
-11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion44 decks822 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion42 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion602 decks822 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion511 decks822 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion479 decks822 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion323 decks822 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion292 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion270 decks822 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
27%inclusion218 decks822 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
20%inclusion168 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion155 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion149 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion123 decks822 decks
-16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion97 decks822 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion93 decks822 decks
-20%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion92 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion72 decks822 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.4%inclusion69 decks822 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.0%inclusion66 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
6.6%inclusion54 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.0%inclusion49 decks822 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion817 decks822 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion808 decks822 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion560 decks822 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion463 decks822 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion452 decks822 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion433 decks822 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion401 decks822 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion381 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion345 decks822 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
40%inclusion325 decks822 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion314 decks822 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion299 decks822 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion244 decks822 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion203 decks822 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion200 decks822 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion196 decks822 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion176 decks822 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion133 decks822 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion119 decks822 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion79 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
8.9%inclusion73 decks822 decks
-31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion68 decks778 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion61 decks822 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.3%inclusion60 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion54 decks822 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion53 decks822 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.2%inclusion51 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.1%inclusion50 decks822 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion48 decks822 decks
1%synergy
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