Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Orysa, Tide Choreographer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
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75%inclusion65 decks87 decks
73%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion62 decks87 decks
69%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
61%synergy
Consuming Aberration
76%inclusion66 decks87 decks
61%synergy
Nighthowler
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Glacial Wall
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Psychic Strike
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Manic Scribe
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
54%synergy
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Bonehoard
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
51%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Didn't Say Please
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
46%synergy
Hover Barrier
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Pilfered Plans
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Aegis Turtle
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Ruin Crab
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
The Mindskinner
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Turtle
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Monastery Flock
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Catapult Fodder
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Moaning Wall
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Scaretiller
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Relic Golem
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Doorkeeper
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-36%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-15%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Induce Paranoia
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Triton Tactics
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dream Twist
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Refute
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-25%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-30%synergy
Terror
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Extract from Darkness
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Cruise
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Singularity Rupture
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Divination
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Concentrate
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dreadwaters
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-15%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
13%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Death's Approach
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Erosion
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-23%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-0%synergy
Restless Reef
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-29%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-21%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
-22%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-34%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-26%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion87 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion87 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion61 decks87 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-0%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-21%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-18%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-0%synergy
Salt Marsh
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-42%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
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