Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Persistent Petitioners

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Persistent Petitioners
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
96%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Consuming Aberration
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Tree of Perdition
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Eater of the Dead
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ambassador Laquatus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Nighthowler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hover Barrier
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mortivore
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Runes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Doorkeeper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Mist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dream Twist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Out of Air
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Secret Salvage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Stream of Thought
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Thrumming Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Temple Bell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Faces of the Past
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
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