Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #258
37decks
Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
80%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
73%synergy
Fleet Swallower
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Traumatize
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Fraying Sanity
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Keening Stone
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Drown in the Loch
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Thought Collapse
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Wall
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Tree of Perdition
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Monastery Flock
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Deceit
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Tide Drifter
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Negate
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Intellectual Offering
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Visions of Beyond
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Spiral
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Expel from Orazca
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Gush
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Turnabout
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Curate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Leak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Whispering Madness
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Aether Gale
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Breaking Wave
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Fascination
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Bond of Insight
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Eldritch Pact
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Divination
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Environmental Sciences
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-30%synergy
Ravenform
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Strings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Runestone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Cathar's Shield
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Renegade Map
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Secrets
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Erasure
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Waterknot
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Frogify
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Charmed Sleep
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Stasis Field
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dust Bowl
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-24%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Warped Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-42%synergy