Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget

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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Hydro-Channeler
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Divergent Equation
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Homesickness
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion709 decks855 decks
68%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion580 decks855 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion577 decks855 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
67%inclusion577 decks855 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion545 decks855 decks
58%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion435 decks855 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion430 decks855 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
48%inclusion411 decks855 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
48%inclusion410 decks855 decks
47%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion408 decks855 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion442 decks855 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion425 decks855 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion401 decks855 decks
43%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
47%inclusion399 decks855 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion399 decks855 decks
43%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion396 decks855 decks
42%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion395 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion378 decks855 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion187 decks434 decks
31%synergy
Manic Scribe
42%inclusion359 decks855 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion95 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion347 decks855 decks
40%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion329 decks855 decks
37%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion328 decks855 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion315 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion236 decks641 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion299 decks855 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion295 decks855 decks
30%synergy
Aegis Turtle
34%inclusion288 decks855 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion280 decks855 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion275 decks848 decks
32%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion248 decks855 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion244 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion243 decks855 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion238 decks855 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion234 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
27%inclusion228 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion225 decks855 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion218 decks855 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion216 decks855 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion186 decks766 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion201 decks855 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion184 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion182 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion171 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion171 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion169 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Eater of the Dead
20%inclusion167 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
19%inclusion161 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion160 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
16%inclusion141 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion131 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion126 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion121 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion112 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
13%inclusion109 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion106 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion106 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion103 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion97 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion96 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion96 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion91 decks821 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion94 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion79 decks721 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion93 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion82 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
9.2%inclusion79 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Turtle
9.2%inclusion79 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
8.4%inclusion72 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion356 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion340 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
37%inclusion314 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion294 decks855 decks
-22%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion278 decks855 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion236 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion233 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion219 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion151 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion135 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion122 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion120 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion118 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion104 decks855 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion103 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion96 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion92 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion82 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion80 decks855 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.0%inclusion77 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
9.0%inclusion77 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
8.9%inclusion76 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.8%inclusion75 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.8%inclusion75 decks855 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion74 decks855 decks
-27%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion74 decks855 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion69 decks844 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.4%inclusion63 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion61 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.8%inclusion58 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.4%inclusion55 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
0%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.4%inclusion46 decks855 decks
-26%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
39%inclusion335 decks855 decks
35%synergy
Pilfered Plans
37%inclusion315 decks855 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion307 decks855 decks
28%synergy
Fractured Sanity
35%inclusion301 decks855 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion262 decks855 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
28%inclusion239 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion222 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion219 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion211 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion179 decks855 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion179 decks855 decks
18%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion144 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion142 decks855 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion127 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion113 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion91 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion83 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.5%inclusion81 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion80 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.8%inclusion67 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion66 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.0%inclusion60 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.9%inclusion59 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Divination
6.2%inclusion53 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion49 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.7%inclusion49 decks855 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion45 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.0%inclusion43 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
32%inclusion275 decks855 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion141 decks492 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion212 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion157 decks642 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion191 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion108 decks855 decks
-12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion103 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion101 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion88 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion87 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion78 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion68 decks855 decks
-19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion65 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.5%inclusion56 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.8%inclusion50 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion49 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.0%inclusion43 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
27%inclusion234 decks855 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion213 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion208 decks855 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion195 decks855 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion169 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion119 decks642 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion112 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion100 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion97 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion95 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion92 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.5%inclusion73 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion160 decks855 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion142 decks855 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.9%inclusion76 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion65 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.2%inclusion53 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.8%inclusion50 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion334 decks855 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion197 decks855 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion87 decks508 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion118 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion111 decks855 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion92 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion82 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.2%inclusion79 decks855 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.9%inclusion76 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.9%inclusion76 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.8%inclusion58 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion56 decks855 decks
-10%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.8%inclusion50 decks855 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion49 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion44 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion620 decks855 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion529 decks855 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion488 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion326 decks855 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion299 decks855 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion278 decks855 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion212 decks855 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion165 decks855 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion162 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion158 decks855 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion127 decks855 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion106 decks855 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion101 decks855 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion96 decks855 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.2%inclusion79 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.1%inclusion69 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.0%inclusion68 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
6.4%inclusion55 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.3%inclusion54 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion850 decks855 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion842 decks855 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion575 decks855 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion474 decks855 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion462 decks855 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion433 decks855 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion405 decks855 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion379 decks855 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion358 decks855 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion332 decks855 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion322 decks855 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion304 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion253 decks855 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion215 decks855 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion204 decks855 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion200 decks855 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion174 decks855 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion135 decks855 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion126 decks855 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion87 decks855 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
9.1%inclusion78 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion69 decks844 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.5%inclusion64 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion60 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.9%inclusion59 decks855 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion58 decks855 decks
-20%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.1%inclusion52 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.0%inclusion51 decks855 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion48 decks855 decks
1%synergy
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