Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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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Consuming Aberration
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Fleet Swallower
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Keening Stone
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Drown in the Loch
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Thought Collapse
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Hover Barrier
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Manic Scribe
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Tree of Perdition
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Tide Drifter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Into the Story
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Intellectual Offering
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Careful Consideration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Perplex
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Expel from Orazca
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Induce Paranoia
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Gush
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Countermand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Turnabout
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
High Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Whispering Madness
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Pilfered Plans
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Breaking Wave
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Brainspoil
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Divination
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Notion Rain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Walk the Plank
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-29%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sands of Delirium
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jester's Cap
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Grindstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Runestone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Grindclock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Erasure
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stasis Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Charmed Sleep
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Waterknot
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Founding the Third Path
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Warped Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Salt Marsh
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Waterfront District
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-41%synergy
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