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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Fleet Swallower
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Traumatize
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Keening Stone
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Mind Grind
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Bonehoard
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Fraying Sanity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Strike
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Manic Scribe
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Eater of the Dead
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Wall
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Tree of Perdition
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tide Drifter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Deceit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Moaning Wall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Spiral
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Expel from Orazca
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Countermand
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Whispering Madness
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Extract from Darkness
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Aether Gale
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fascination
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Notion Rain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tunnel Vision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Divination
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Walk the Plank
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
The Water Crystal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sands of Delirium
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sentinel Totem
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Runestone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Cathar's Shield
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Erasure
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Jace Beleren
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Lens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Pools
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Warped Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Watery Grave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-39%synergy
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