Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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Consuming Aberration
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
80%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
76%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Fleet Swallower
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Fraying Sanity
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Keening Stone
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Sire of Stagnation
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Wall
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
The Ancient One
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Monastery Flock
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mist
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Air
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Deceit
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Tide Drifter
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Runes
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Negate
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Intellectual Offering
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Psychic Spiral
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Countermand
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Careful Consideration
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Expel from Orazca
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Opt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Turnabout
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Extract from Darkness
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Whispering Madness
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Bond of Insight
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Brainspoil
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Divination
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Profane Memento
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Jester's Cap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Weathered Runestone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Charmed Sleep
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Salt Marsh
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Warped Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
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