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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Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Tree of Perdition
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Lost Thoughts
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Runes
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Mist
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Into the Story
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-28%synergy
Countersquall
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Opt
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Essence Capture
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Pilfered Plans
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Languish
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Secrets
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Locket
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-23%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-25%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-35%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-21%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
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