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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Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
61%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
52%synergy
Bonehoard
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Hover Barrier
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
43%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Strike
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Avatar of Woe
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mist
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Silent Arbiter
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Air
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Monastery Flock
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Academy Wall
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Relic Golem
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Collapse
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Opt
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
See Double
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Anticognition
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Shred Memory
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Tome Scour
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Languish
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Coerced Confession
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mutilate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Grindclock
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Secrets
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Erasure
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Star Compass
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-35%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bad River
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Waterfront District
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
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