Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Reanimator

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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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Cruel Somnophage
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
94%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
87%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Frost
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
60%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Canyon Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Fear of Impostors
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Archaeomancer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Chitin Gravestalker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Tomb Trawler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Likeness Looter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Academy Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Balustrade Spy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Fated Return
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Countermand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Redirect
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Cut
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dream Twist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Reenact the Crime
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Induce Paranoia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sorceries
Commune with Evil
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Dread Return
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Persist
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mind Sculpt
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Notion Rain
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Exhume
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Incarnation Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Terror Tide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Spelltwine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tome Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Charnel Serenade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Compelling Argument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
Stitch Together
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Bounty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Ravenform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Breaking Wave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Everflowing Well
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Profane Memento
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Enchantments
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Unable to Scream
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Utter Insignificance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Nowhere to Run
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Scion of Halaster
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Copy Enchantment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Witness Protection
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Erasure
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Mudflat Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Tomb Fortress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-34%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Grotto
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Thriving Isle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Esper Panorama
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-28%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thriving Moor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-23%synergy
Port of Karfell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
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