Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Flow State
3.9%inclusion6 decks154 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.8%inclusion4 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
2.6%inclusion4 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
1.3%inclusion2 decks150 decks
0%synergy
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86%inclusion749 decks873 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion612 decks873 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion665 decks873 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion588 decks873 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion694 decks873 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion606 decks873 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion523 decks873 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion612 decks873 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion481 decks873 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion439 decks873 decks
49%synergy
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Mana Drain
63%inclusion547 decks873 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion498 decks873 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion497 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion479 decks873 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion322 decks600 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion443 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion266 decks550 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion422 decks873 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion411 decks873 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion405 decks873 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion623 decks873 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion550 decks873 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion549 decks873 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion428 decks873 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion422 decks873 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion368 decks873 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion310 decks873 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion304 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion197 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion197 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion387 decks873 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
44%inclusion178 decks402 decks
43%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion365 decks873 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion360 decks873 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion347 decks873 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion340 decks873 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion322 decks873 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion284 decks811 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion276 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion249 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion243 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion192 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion200 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion193 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion188 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion180 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion177 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion177 decks873 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion174 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion172 decks873 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion170 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion160 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion157 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion155 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion149 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion147 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion145 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion143 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion131 decks864 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion132 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion132 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion130 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion125 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion122 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion114 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion113 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion112 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion110 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion110 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion108 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
-12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion101 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion100 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion94 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion91 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion83 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.3%inclusion81 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion334 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion328 decks873 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion282 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion271 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion262 decks873 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion257 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion239 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion232 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion185 decks873 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion181 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion177 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion155 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion149 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion127 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion126 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion120 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion111 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion110 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion107 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion94 decks809 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion98 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion95 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion75 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.2%inclusion72 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.1%inclusion71 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion69 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.8%inclusion68 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.7%inclusion67 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion65 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion61 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.9%inclusion60 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion60 decks873 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion58 decks873 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion48 decks873 decks
-11%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion48 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion47 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion391 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion379 decks873 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion362 decks873 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion355 decks873 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion331 decks873 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion328 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion315 decks873 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion215 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion209 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion181 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion173 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion168 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion157 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion145 decks873 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion136 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion106 decks873 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion104 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.4%inclusion73 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.2%inclusion72 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion64 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion60 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
6.8%inclusion59 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion50 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion48 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion48 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion46 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion39 decks762 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion44 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion395 decks873 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion353 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion283 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion183 decks708 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion212 decks873 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion196 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion157 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion157 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion119 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion108 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion101 decks873 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.2%inclusion80 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion74 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion66 decks873 decks
-5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion62 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion61 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.6%inclusion58 decks873 decks
-2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion53 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion50 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion47 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.3%inclusion46 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion395 decks873 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion382 decks873 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion382 decks873 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion337 decks873 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion335 decks873 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion295 decks873 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion217 decks708 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion257 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion243 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion197 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion166 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion164 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion157 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion152 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion133 decks873 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion113 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion112 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion108 decks873 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion85 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.8%inclusion51 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion224 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion133 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion131 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion95 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion60 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.4%inclusion56 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion582 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion438 decks873 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion431 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion422 decks873 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion348 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion307 decks873 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion199 decks608 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion255 decks873 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion251 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion232 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion163 decks873 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion149 decks873 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion110 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion96 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion89 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion75 decks873 decks
-18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion69 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.6%inclusion66 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.6%inclusion66 decks873 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion64 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion64 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion42 decks651 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion54 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion45 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion809 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion774 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion526 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion516 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion296 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion285 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion190 decks873 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion161 decks873 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion153 decks873 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion83 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion138 decks873 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion102 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion82 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion81 decks873 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion59 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion44 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion819 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion814 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion798 decks873 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion792 decks873 decks
78%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion779 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion697 decks873 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion630 decks873 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion609 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion485 decks873 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion439 decks873 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion433 decks873 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion374 decks812 decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion402 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion374 decks873 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion336 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion269 decks873 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion264 decks873 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion262 decks873 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion255 decks873 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion252 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion231 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion226 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion222 decks873 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion220 decks873 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion220 decks873 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion214 decks873 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion187 decks873 decks
-26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion181 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion165 decks873 decks
-14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion163 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion159 decks873 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion149 decks873 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion148 decks873 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion147 decks873 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion144 decks873 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion105 decks873 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion96 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion93 decks873 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion87 decks873 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.3%inclusion81 decks873 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion75 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.4%inclusion73 decks873 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion73 decks873 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion63 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion57 decks873 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion54 decks873 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion54 decks873 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.6%inclusion49 decks873 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion44 decks873 decks
0%synergy
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