Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Fleet Swallower
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Traumatize
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Keening Stone
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Mind Grind
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Thought Collapse
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Drown in the Loch
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Terisian Mindbreaker
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Hover Barrier
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Manic Scribe
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Tree of Perdition
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Flock
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Air
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Deceit
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Tide Drifter
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Negate
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Strike
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Into the Story
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Murder
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Intellectual Offering
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Spiral
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Expel from Orazca
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Countermand
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Gush
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Turnabout
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
High Tide
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Whispering Madness
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Pilfered Plans
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Aether Gale
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Breaking Wave
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bond of Insight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Rain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Divination
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Tunnel Vision
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ringsight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-30%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Concentrate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Sands of Delirium
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Grindclock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Weathered Runestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Erasure
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Waterknot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Charmed Sleep
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Founding the Third Path
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Locket
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Warped Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Waterfront District
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-42%synergy
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