Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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Decorum Dissertation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pensive Professor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Coercive Impetus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
67%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
51%synergy
The Ancient One
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Fraying Sanity
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Drown in the Loch
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Wall
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Mist
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Air
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Academy Wall
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Psychic Strike
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Into the Story
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Countermand
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-29%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Essence Capture
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Pilfered Plans
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Languish
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Mindcrank
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Grindclock
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-36%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Waterfront District
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Murky Sewer
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-21%synergy
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