Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
59%synergy
Nighthowler
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
59%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
47%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Strike
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Tree of Perdition
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Glacial Wall
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Runes
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Eater of the Dead
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Relic Golem
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Monastery Flock
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-21%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Expel from Orazca
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Shred Memory
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Countermand
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Capture
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Fractured Sanity
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Whispering Madness
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Mind Sculpt
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Aether Gale
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Telemin Performance
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Languish
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Millstone
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Grindclock
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Greed
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-26%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion50 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion50 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-24%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Soured Springs
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-37%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Bad River
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
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