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
Terisian Mindbreaker
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
97%synergy
The Mindskinner
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
93%synergy
Fractured Sanity
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
82%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
67%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Guiltfeeder
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Trophy Mage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%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
Doomsday Excruciator
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Tribute Mage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Trinket Mage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tree of Perdition
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Eye Collector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%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
Soulless Jailer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shadow Kin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Kelpie Guide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
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
Vantress Gargoyle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Negate
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Thought Collapse
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
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
Countermand
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Incursion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Voyage's End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Essence Scatter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%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
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Reins of Power
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Demon's Due
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-31%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Remand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Pilfered Plans
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%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 Funeral
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Profane Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Bond of Insight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Dread Summons
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%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
Hidden Strings
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Breaking Wave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
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
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Profane Memento
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%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
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Fountain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Drownyard Temple
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Castle Vantress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Dust Bowl
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Shelldock Isle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
58%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
16%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
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
59%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%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
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
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