Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Loki, God of Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Eater of the Dead
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Singularity Rupture
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Ruin Crab
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
The Water Crystal
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Intruder Alarm
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Visions of Beyond
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Undead Alchemist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Barrowgoyf
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Perplex
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Magic Damper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria West
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
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