Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Toughness Matters

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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Banishing Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
86%inclusion88 decks102 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Frost
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
84%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion90 decks102 decks
73%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
72%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
69%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
67%inclusion68 decks102 decks
63%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
62%synergy
Hover Barrier
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
62%synergy
Mortivore
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Glacial Wall
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
61%synergy
Bonehoard
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
60%synergy
Psychic Strike
60%inclusion61 decks102 decks
57%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
22%synergy
The Ancient One
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
52%synergy
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
47%inclusion48 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Aegis Turtle
47%inclusion48 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Fleet Swallower
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Runes
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Mist
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Air
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Monastery Flock
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Academy Wall
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Omni-Changeling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tide Drifter
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Crab
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Coral Colony
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Didn't Say Please
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Incursion
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
1%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Magic Damper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-29%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Bounce Off
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Boomerang Basics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Brainspoil
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Set Adrift
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Final Act
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Epic Downfall
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fell
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
32%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sentinel Totem
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Death's Approach
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-25%synergy
Multiversal Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion73 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Locket
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Star Compass
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion99 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-24%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Serpent's Pass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-34%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
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