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

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #268
13decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All1234
5
Budget
Any$$$$
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Fraying Sanity
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Bonehoard
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Thought Collapse
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Nighthowler
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
59%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Traumatize
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Strike
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
The Mindskinner
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Fleet Swallower
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Hover Barrier
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Eater of the Dead
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Manic Scribe
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Aegis Turtle
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Air
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Riptide Turtle
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Flock
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Tide Drifter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Moaning Wall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Countermand
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Spiral
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Intellectual Offering
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-33%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Careful Consideration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Anticognition
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Quick Study
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Expel from Orazca
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mana Leak
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Beyond
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Search
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Memory Drain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Voyage's End
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Syncopate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Consider
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Undermine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Opt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Turnabout
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Miscalculation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Wash Away
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Extract from Darkness
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Tome Scour
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Whispering Madness
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Aether Gale
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Eldritch Pact
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Dread Summons
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Brainspoil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Breaking Wave
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Duress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coerced Confession
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Memory Sluice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Keening Stone
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Profane Memento
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Jester's Cap
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Meekstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Clock of Omens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Grindclock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Citanul Flute
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wishing Well
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Sands of Delirium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aether Syphon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Font of Progress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Erasure
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Founding the Third Path
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jace Reawakened
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Dreadship Reef
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Star Compass
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Lens
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Hidden Lair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Warped Landscape
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Salt Marsh
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
River of Tears
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Serpent's Pass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Waterfront District
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-33%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Soured Springs
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-41%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test