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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Loki, God of Mischief
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Captain America's Shield
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Bonehoard
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Strike
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Eater of the Dead
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Glacial Wall
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
36%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Visions of Beyond
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-21%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Shred Memory
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-30%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Withering Torment
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
36%synergy
Pilfered Plans
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Startled Awake
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Brainspoil
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Spelltwine
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Millstone
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-25%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-35%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-18%synergy
Waterfront District
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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