Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Frost
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Nighthowler
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Strike
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Glacial Wall
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Runes
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Air
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Excavated Wall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Drown in the Loch
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Intellectual Offering
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Careful Consideration
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Essence Capture
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Anticognition
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Unravel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Fractured Sanity
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Aether Gale
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Fell Gravship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Secrets
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-26%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Locket
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Star Compass
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
River of Tears
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-31%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Bad River
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
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