Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded 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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Nighthowler
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Academy Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Vren, the Relentless
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Runes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Baleful Strix
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dulcet Sirens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dreadhound
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
82%synergy
Fact or Fiction
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Essence Capture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
See Double
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Spell Snuff
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tragic Fall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Reject Imperfection
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Essence Scatter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystical Dispute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Resculpt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Waste Management
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Expel from Orazca
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Neutralize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wither and Bloom
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Aether Spike
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Impulse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dig Through Time
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
88%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Rush of Dread
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Profane Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Damnable Pact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Deep Analysis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15%synergy
Make an Example
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Echoing Return
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dread Summons
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Sweet Oblivion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
River's Rebuke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Mind Funeral
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Idol of False Gods
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Lost in the Maze
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Erasure
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Search for Azcanta
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Emergence Zone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Bandit's Haul
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Fellwar Stone
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
69%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Star Compass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
22%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Thriving Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Grixis Panorama
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Thriving Moor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
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