Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Optimized Control

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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Notion Thief
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Creatures
Guiltfeeder
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
The Mindskinner
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Fleet Swallower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Wall of Frost
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%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
Terisian Mindbreaker
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Eye Collector
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Soulless Jailer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Pain Seer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Tribute Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Trinket Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
82%synergy
Negate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
67%synergy
Didn't Say Please
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Visions of Beyond
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Crypt Incursion
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Countermand
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Essence Scatter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Perplex
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Murder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Memory Lapse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Fractured Sanity
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
90%synergy
Extract from Darkness
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Fascination
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bond of Insight
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Dread Summons
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Whispering Madness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Hidden Strings
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mind Funeral
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Altar of the Brood
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Profane Memento
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Radiant Fountain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Drownyard Temple
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Castle Vantress
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Dust Bowl
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
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