Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Mill

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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The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
84%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Into the Story
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Strike
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Eater of the Dead
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Glacial Wall
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Avatar of Woe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Runes
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Academy Wall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Air
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Monastery Flock
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Undead Alchemist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Drown in Dreams
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Perplex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Spiral
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-28%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Murderous Cut
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Telemin Performance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Brainspoil
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tip the Scales
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Everflowing Well
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Erasure
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Chronic Flooding
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Genius
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Detection Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Waterfront District
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Frost Marsh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-40%synergy
Sinister Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
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