Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Core

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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74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
73%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
71%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Nighthowler
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Psychic Strike
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Glacial Wall
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Bonehoard
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
51%synergy
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Negate
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Thought Collapse
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Didn't Say Please
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Hover Barrier
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Aegis Turtle
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Ruin Crab
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mist
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
The Mindskinner
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Turtle
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Scaretiller
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Catapult Fodder
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Coral Colony
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Moaning Wall
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Eater of the Dead
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Crab
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-35%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-24%synergy
Careful Consideration
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Opt
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Dream Twist
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Triton Tactics
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Extract from Darkness
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Singularity Rupture
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Fractured Sanity
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Notion Rain
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Concentrate
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Hex
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Languish
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Dreadwaters
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Death's Approach
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-32%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-24%synergy
Blitzball
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-43%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Salt Marsh
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-42%synergy
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