Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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The Master of Lake-town
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Visions of Beyond
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
50%synergy
The Water Crystal
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
The Reality Chip
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Consign to Memory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Pithing Needle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Leyline of the Void
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Field of Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planar Void
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Telepathy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Lair
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
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