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
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
95%synergy
Mindcrank
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Aberration
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Tree of Perdition
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Eater of the Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Mist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Manic Scribe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Riddlekeeper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Secret Salvage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Tunnel Vision
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Drain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Stream of Thought
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Thrumming Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Faces of the Past
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-32%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
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