Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Defenders

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Wall of Frost
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
99%synergy
Hover Barrier
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Mortivore
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Bonehoard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Fraying Sanity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Air
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Glacial Wall
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Consuming Aberration
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Fog Bank
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Fleet Swallower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Coral Colony
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Mist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Manic Scribe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Blight Pile
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Xathrid Gorgon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tide Drifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Barrier of Bones
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Doorkeeper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Bone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Catapult Fodder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gibbering Barricade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Turtle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Monastery Flock
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Demon Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mobile Fort
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Wonder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Towering-Wave Mystic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Wall of Corpses
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nimbus Naiad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Uchuulon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Havengul Lich
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Balustrade Spy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Strike
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Incursion
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Intellectual Offering
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Murder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bar the Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Finishing Blow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spoils of Evil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Expel from Orazca
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rakshasa's Disdain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-42%synergy
Victim of Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Induce Paranoia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Suffer the Past
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mind Grind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Pilfered Plans
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Breaking Wave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Life's Finale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Asphyxiate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Coerced Confession
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Birthday Escape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Claim the Precious
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fates' Reversal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Startled Awake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ransack the Lab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Step Right Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Oblivion Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Tempest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Black Breath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
From the Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fractured Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dreadwaters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Future
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Crawlspace
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spidersilk Net
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kite Shield
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Armillary Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Weathered Runestone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sentinel Totem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fifty Feet of Rope
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silent Gravestone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Trepanation Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dungeon Delver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Aspect of Gorgon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Death's Approach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Call of the Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Font of Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Zur's Weirding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Motion Sickness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Precipitous Drop
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fly
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Ire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Liliana Vess
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Coral Atoll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Everglades
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dungeon Descent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-55%synergy
Sky Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dungeon Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inherited Envelope
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Honored Heirloom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Star Compass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Celestus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-45%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Warped Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Salt Marsh
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-40%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
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