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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Charix, the Raging Isle
74%inclusion39 decks53 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
77%inclusion41 decks53 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Frost
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
59%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion34 decks53 decks
58%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
54%synergy
Bonehoard
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
51%synergy
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
46%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
42%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Strike
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Hover Barrier
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Runes
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Junk
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Monastery Flock
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Relic Golem
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Barrier of Bones
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Trinket Mage
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
-20%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-15%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-19%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Countermand
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Expel from Orazca
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Shred Memory
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Essence Capture
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Anticognition
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Fractured Sanity
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-13%synergy
Pilfered Plans
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-16%synergy
Dark Deal
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Aether Gale
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Telemin Performance
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Brainspoil
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-25%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion40 decks53 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion35 decks53 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Bandit's Haul
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion52 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion40 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
-21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-23%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-38%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Bad River
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-19%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-22%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
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