Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Toughness Matters

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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Loki, God of Mischief
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion65 decks74 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Frost
84%inclusion62 decks74 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion65 decks74 decks
73%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
73%inclusion54 decks74 decks
71%synergy
Nighthowler
70%inclusion52 decks74 decks
65%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
63%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
63%synergy
Mortivore
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Bonehoard
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Hover Barrier
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Glacial Wall
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Psychic Strike
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Aegis Turtle
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mist
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Air
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
17%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Monastery Flock
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Turtle
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Negate
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Thought Collapse
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
46%synergy
Didn't Say Please
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Into the Story
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Doom Blade
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-29%synergy
Shore Up
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Treasure Cruise
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Cut Your Losses
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Pilfered Plans
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-19%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Breaking Wave
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Secrets
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Tome Scour
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Languish
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Final Act
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Fascination
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Fell
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Brainspoil
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Sentinel Totem
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-21%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Scuttletide
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Lost in the Maze
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Crab Umbra
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Animate Dead
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-24%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion55 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Locket
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-33%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Waterfront District
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-32%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-21%synergy
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