Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #255
36decks
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Consuming Aberration
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
79%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Fleet Swallower
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Fraying Sanity
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Keening Stone
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Thought Collapse
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Terisian Mindbreaker
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Manic Scribe
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Tree of Perdition
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Monastery Flock
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Tide Drifter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Deceit
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Intellectual Offering
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Spiral
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Visions of Beyond
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Expel from Orazca
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-25%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Gush
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Spinal Embrace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
High Tide
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Whispering Madness
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Aether Gale
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Breaking Wave
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fascination
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Bond of Insight
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Divination
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Notion Rain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-30%synergy
Ringsight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Strings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sands of Delirium
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Weathered Runestone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Millstone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Grindclock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Erasure
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Waterknot
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Frogify
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Charmed Sleep
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Stasis Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dust Bowl
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Warped Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Waterfront District
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-42%synergy