Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Toughness Matters

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 Mindskinner
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
The Ancient One
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Academy Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Vren, the Relentless
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Junk
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Avatar of Woe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Runes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Soulless Jailer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Glacial Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Aegis Turtle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Negate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
67%synergy
Counterspell
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Essence Capture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Spell Snuff
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tragic Fall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Reject Imperfection
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Essence Scatter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Dispute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Flash Counter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Quick Study
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Waste Management
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Neutralize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Confluence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wither and Bloom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Tide
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Aether Spike
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Impulse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Feed the Swarm
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
64%synergy
Preordain
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Rush of Dread
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Divination
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Profane Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Damnable Pact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Wash Out
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Deep Analysis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Make an Example
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Echoing Return
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dread Summons
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Sweet Oblivion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
River's Rebuke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Mind Funeral
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
73%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Grindstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Idol of False Gods
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Darksteel Plate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Profane Memento
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Erasure
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Search for Azcanta
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Utility Lands
Detection Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
69%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Bandit's Haul
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
18%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Worn Powerstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
78%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
67%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
52%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Grixis Panorama
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
22%synergy
Thriving Moor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Port of Karfell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
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