Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Core Mill

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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Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Hover Barrier
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Manic Scribe
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Aegis Turtle
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Frost
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
20%synergy
The Ancient One
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Psychic Strike
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Extract from Darkness
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Wall
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Relic Golem
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Runes
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Shadow Kin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Tree of Perdition
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sibsig Host
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Gurmag Angler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sibsig Muckdraggers
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dreadhound
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Likeness Looter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bygone Colossus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Katara, Bending Prodigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flying Dolphin-Fish
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Master Pakku
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gran-Gran
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boiling Rock Rioter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Negate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Drown in the Loch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Aetherspouts
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Memory Plunder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Disallow
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Recoil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Put Away
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Opportunity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Act
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Spell Snare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Rebuild
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Broken Ambitions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dissipate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spinal Embrace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fractured Sanity
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Rise from the Grave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boomerang Basics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Dead Drop
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Life's Finale
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Soul Transfer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Divination
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stir the Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ghastly Conscription
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Telemin Performance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Prize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Winds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Divination
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Specimen Freighter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirran Safehouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sentinel Totem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Navigation Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vanguard's Shield
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Collector's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Death's Approach
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Erasure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Death in Heaven
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Vessel of Paramnesia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Multiversal Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dreadship Reef
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Spires
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Skyline Cascade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Locket
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Haul
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Coalition Relic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Moor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-37%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Command Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Serpent's Pass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Waterfront District
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Vivid Creek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Conduit Pylons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Salt Marsh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Grey Havens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murky Sewer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Grotto
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-39%synergy
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