Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Graveyard

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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Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Eater of the Dead
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Singularity Rupture
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
The Reality Chip
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Graveblade Marauder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Balustrade Spy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Specter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thief of Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Stroke of Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
High Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Magic Damper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Shredder's Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Endless Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gild
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Worst Fears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Altar of the Brood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sentinel Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Lantern of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Trepanation Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Counterbalance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Knowledge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chronic Flooding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mystifying Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
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