Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget

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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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Captain America's Shield
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Super Intelligence
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion735 decks888 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion601 decks888 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion594 decks888 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion591 decks888 decks
64%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion556 decks888 decks
57%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion440 decks888 decks
48%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion429 decks888 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
49%inclusion438 decks888 decks
46%synergy
Hover Barrier
47%inclusion419 decks888 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
47%inclusion416 decks888 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion464 decks888 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion439 decks888 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion414 decks888 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
46%inclusion412 decks888 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion412 decks888 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion407 decks888 decks
42%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion404 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion392 decks888 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion219 decks510 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion374 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion100 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
41%inclusion363 decks888 decks
40%synergy
Glacial Wall
39%inclusion345 decks888 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion340 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion338 decks888 decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion334 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion260 decks715 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion317 decks888 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion309 decks888 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion297 decks888 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion292 decks888 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion292 decks888 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion259 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion249 decks888 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion248 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion245 decks888 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion236 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion235 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
26%inclusion229 decks888 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion215 decks843 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion223 decks888 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion213 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion204 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion190 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion188 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Tree of Perdition
21%inclusion185 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
21%inclusion185 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion174 decks888 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion170 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion169 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion161 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion159 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
14%inclusion128 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion126 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion119 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion118 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion104 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion103 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion102 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion102 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion101 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion99 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Flock
11%inclusion98 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion98 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion83 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion92 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.0%inclusion80 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Turtle
8.6%inclusion76 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion354 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
37%inclusion325 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion300 decks888 decks
-22%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion290 decks888 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion239 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion237 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion221 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion155 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion142 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion123 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion121 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion118 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion108 decks888 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion104 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion92 decks888 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion90 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion87 decks888 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion85 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.5%inclusion84 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.3%inclusion83 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion81 decks888 decks
-27%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion81 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.9%inclusion79 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.8%inclusion78 decks888 decks
-7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.7%inclusion77 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Opt
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion74 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.2%inclusion55 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.9%inclusion52 decks888 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion51 decks888 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.7%inclusion51 decks888 decks
-20%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.4%inclusion48 decks888 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.2%inclusion46 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion45 decks888 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
39%inclusion348 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion321 decks888 decks
34%synergy
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion319 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion313 decks888 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion271 decks888 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion254 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion247 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion217 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion217 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion191 decks888 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion189 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion155 decks888 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion141 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion130 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion120 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion94 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion90 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion85 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion81 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
9.1%inclusion81 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.9%inclusion79 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.7%inclusion77 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion73 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion71 decks888 decks
-5%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion66 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.4%inclusion57 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.2%inclusion55 decks888 decks
-10%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion52 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.2%inclusion46 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
32%inclusion283 decks888 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion165 decks569 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion222 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion178 decks716 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion191 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion117 decks888 decks
-11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion99 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
11%inclusion95 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion88 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion86 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.3%inclusion83 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion73 decks888 decks
-19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.2%inclusion55 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion50 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion50 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.1%inclusion45 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
27%inclusion240 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion217 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion208 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion206 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion190 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion139 decks716 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion115 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion114 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion105 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion100 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion91 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.1%inclusion72 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion71 decks888 decks
-5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion168 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion159 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.7%inclusion77 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion68 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion50 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion333 decks888 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion203 decks888 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion96 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion118 decks888 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion117 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion95 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion89 decks888 decks
-17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion87 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.0%inclusion80 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion62 decks888 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Reef
7.0%inclusion62 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion51 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion48 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion648 decks888 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion553 decks888 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion502 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion327 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion307 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion294 decks888 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion209 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion161 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
18%inclusion159 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion154 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion127 decks888 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion111 decks888 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion99 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion98 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion78 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion68 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.4%inclusion66 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion881 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion873 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion598 decks888 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion480 decks888 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion480 decks888 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion456 decks888 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion413 decks888 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion398 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion369 decks888 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion342 decks888 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
37%inclusion332 decks888 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion309 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion253 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion228 decks888 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion220 decks888 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion202 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion183 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion144 decks888 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion128 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion98 decks888 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
8.9%inclusion79 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion74 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.5%inclusion67 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion60 decks888 decks
-20%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion52 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.7%inclusion51 decks888 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.1%inclusion45 decks888 decks
-5%synergy
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