Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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Captain America's Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Bonehoard
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Wall
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Academy Wall
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Crab
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Collapse
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Into the Story
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Countermand
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-29%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Essence Capture
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Careful Consideration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Brainspoil
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Greed
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Coercive Impetus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-35%synergy
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Waterfront District
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Murky Sewer
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
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