Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Exhibition Tidecaller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Frost
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Singularity Rupture
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tree of Perdition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Avatar of Woe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Evil Twin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Impostors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Viseling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Spiral
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Thought Collapse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Archive Trap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Countermand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Memory Lapse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Malicious Affliction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dismiss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dash Hopes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Redirect
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grim Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Life's Finale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relearn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Final Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Erasure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vicious Rumors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Compelling Argument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruinous Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resourceful Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prosperity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Necrosages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Scope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trepanation Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Unable to Scream
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Spider-Man No More
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Slow Motion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mechanized Production
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utter Insignificance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Followed Footsteps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Enchantment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Web of Inertia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of Metal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Restless Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Darkslick Shores
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Ice Tunnel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
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