Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Control

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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Wall of Frost
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Fog Bank
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Bonehoard
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Psychic Strike
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Guard Gomazoa
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Air
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Eater of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Evil Twin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Thing in the Ice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Flock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Fortress Crab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Excavated Wall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drowner Initiate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Catacomb Slug
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Returned Centaur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Crypt Incursion
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Countermand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Perplex
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Visions of Beyond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Blustersquall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Turn Aside
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Excavation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Redirect
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gigadrowse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spoils of Evil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mission Briefing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spectral Interference
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curtains' Call
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Annul
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Wretched Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Life's Finale
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tome Scour
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Tempest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pull from the Deep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Forever Young
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coerced Confession
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Contingency Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Compelling Argument
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Call to Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghostform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Necrosages
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dreadwaters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mental Agony
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tip the Scales
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Mindcrank
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Profane Memento
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Keening Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Spidersilk Net
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Weathered Runestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Meekstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Silent Gravestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spider-Man No More
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unable to Scream
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Compulsion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utter Insignificance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chronic Flooding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Possession
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Copy Enchantment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Zur's Weirding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Telepathy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vessel of Paramnesia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Coral Atoll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Everglades
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Cataract
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Crawling Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Locket
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Worn Powerstone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Salt Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Soured Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
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