Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget 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
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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Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
The Ancient One
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Wall of Frost
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Hover Barrier
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Concealing Curtains
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Relic Golem
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Junk
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lupine Prototype
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Runes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Reality Chip
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Catapult Fodder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Air
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Shield Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Scaretiller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Aegis Turtle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Monastery Flock
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
See Double
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Recoil
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Shred Memory
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Cut Down
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Aetherspouts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Dispute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Countersquall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Intellectual Offering
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Engulf the Shore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Memory Lapse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-6%synergy
Curtains' Call
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Test of Talents
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wretched Confluence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Telemin Performance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Curse of the Swine
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Deep Analysis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Decree of Pain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
75%synergy
Crawlspace
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Keening Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Erasure
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Utility Lands
Blighted Cataract
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Crawling Barrens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Locket
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
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