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

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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Notion Thief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
The Mindskinner
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Fleet Swallower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Nighthowler
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Guiltfeeder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Silver Myr
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Soulless Jailer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Pain Seer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Geralf's Mindcrusher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Leaden Myr
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Didn't Say Please
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Hero's Downfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Doom Blade
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Spiral
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Undermine
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Murder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Mana Leak
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Fractured Sanity
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Increasing Confusion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Eldritch Pact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Tome Scour
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Dread Summons
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Whispering Madness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Memory Sluice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mind Funeral
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Keening Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Drowned Secrets
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Jace Beleren
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Halimar Depths
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Temple of Deceit
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
64%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
60%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dismal Backwater
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Evolving Wilds
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
83%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
52%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Waterfront District
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
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