Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

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
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
98%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
98%synergy
Thought Collapse
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
97%synergy
The Mindskinner
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
93%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
88%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
82%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Eater of the Dead
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Manic Scribe
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Trophy Mage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Pain Seer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Tree of Perdition
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Fatestitcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Deceit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shadow Kin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Kelpie Guide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tribute Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Scaretiller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Grisly Spectacle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Didn't Say Please
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Voyage's End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Countermand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Essence Scatter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Miscalculation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Reins of Power
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Demon's Due
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Remand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sorceries
Wisdom of Ages
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Mind Funeral
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Tome Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Dread Summons
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Brainspoil
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Dreadwaters
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
JESTER'S CAP
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Redaction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Jace Reawakened
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Dreadship Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Shelldock Isle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Commander's Sphere
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
59%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Lens
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lands
Temple of Deceit
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Dismal Backwater
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
59%synergy
Choked Estuary
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Bad River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Warped Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Esper Panorama
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Grixis Panorama
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-16%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Gateway Plaza
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Secret Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-24%synergy
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