Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Midrange

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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19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
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63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
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11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
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72xlift
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37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
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33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
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Didn't Say Please
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30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
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26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
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26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
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22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
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22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
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Mind Funeral
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18xlift
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Diabolic Tutor
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1.8xlift
Treasure Cruise
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8.1xlift
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9.4xlift
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Grindstone
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Sapphire Medallion
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Sting, the Glinting Dagger
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Keening Stone
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Isochron Scepter
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3.5xlift
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.1xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
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12xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
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0.7xlift
Sentinel Totem
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31xlift
Profane Memento
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17xlift
Enchantments
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38xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
21xlift
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10xlift
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20xlift
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
15xlift
Freed from the Real
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
48xlift
Rhystic Study
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1.1xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
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2.7xlift
Unstoppable Plan
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17xlift
Propaganda
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2.7xlift
Phyrexian Arena
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2.3xlift
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26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
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1.7xlift
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34xlift
Animate Dead
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1.0xlift
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10xlift
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
19xlift
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.8xlift
Necromancy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Secrets
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
25xlift
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4.0xlift
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37xlift
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15xlift
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23xlift
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2.6xlift
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11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3.6xlift
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1.9xlift
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
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10xlift
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1.4xlift
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
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4.3xlift
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1.2xlift
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4.6xlift
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2.5xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.2xlift
Ancient Tomb
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1.1xlift
War Room
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5.7xlift
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0.5xlift
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3.8xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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0.7xlift
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4.1xlift
Cabal Coffers
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1.1xlift
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0.8xlift
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2.0xlift
Creeping Tar Pit
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1.0xlift
Arid Archway
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15xlift
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1.5xlift
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1.8xlift
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2.5xlift
Sunken Palace
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6.6xlift
Drownyard Temple
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2.9xlift
Rogue's Passage
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0.3xlift
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1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Dimir Signet
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1.1xlift
Fellwar Stone
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1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
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1.7xlift
Midnight Clock
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6.0xlift
Mind Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Mana Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
12xlift
Everflowing Chalice
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1.3xlift
Altar of the Pantheon
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76xlift
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0.4xlift
Chrome Mox
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0.4xlift
Bender's Waterskin
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0.7xlift
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1.0xlift
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Island
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1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
1.3xlift
Watery Grave
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Underground River
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
1.4xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
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1.8xlift
Morphic Pool
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0.9xlift
Temple of Deceit
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1.7xlift
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Ruins
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Polluted Delta
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0.7xlift
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2.0xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1.7xlift
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0.9xlift
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.5xlift
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0.5xlift
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.1xlift
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1.6xlift
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0.4xlift
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.7xlift
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0.5xlift
Hidden Lair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.0xlift
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Salt Marsh
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
9.0xlift
Thriving Isle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
8.5xlift
River of Tears
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.6xlift
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.8xlift
Thriving Moor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6.1xlift
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Confluence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.4xlift
City of Brass
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.4xlift
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0.3xlift
Serpent's Pass
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4.3xlift
Sinister Hideout
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4.1xlift
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