Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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
7.2%inclusion90 decks1.25K decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.7%inclusion54 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.7%inclusion25 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.8%inclusion12 decks1.51K decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
0.8%inclusion12 decks1.53K decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.17K decks8.27K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.98K decks8.27K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.04K decks8.27K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.79K decks8.27K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.26K decks8.27K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.80K decks8.27K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.50K decks8.27K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.62K decks8.27K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.69K decks8.27K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.22K decks8.27K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.91K decks8.27K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion4.88K decks8.27K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4.75K decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.43K decks8.27K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.36K decks8.27K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.32K decks8.27K decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.39K decks4.59K decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion2.06K decks4.01K decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.20K decks8.27K decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.20K decks8.27K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.42K decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.39K decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.74K decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.23K decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.13K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.2%inclusion677 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion643 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion587 decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.97K decks8.27K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.70K decks8.27K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.55K decks8.27K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.46K decks8.27K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion2.75K decks7.11K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion925 decks2.52K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion2.94K decks8.27K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.82K decks8.27K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.82K decks8.27K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.77K decks8.27K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.75K decks8.27K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.68K decks8.27K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.64K decks8.27K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion1.84K decks5.94K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.55K decks8.27K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion2.32K decks8.27K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.11K decks8.27K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.90K decks7.90K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.27K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.27K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.93K decks8.27K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.91K decks8.27K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.81K decks8.27K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.63K decks8.27K decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.63K decks8.27K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.62K decks8.27K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.59K decks8.27K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.39K decks8.18K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.27K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.33K decks8.27K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.27K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.27K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.28K decks8.27K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.26K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.20K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.27K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion965 decks7.65K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.01K decks8.27K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion878 decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion864 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion863 decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion810 decks8.27K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.0%inclusion746 decks8.27K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.8%inclusion730 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion715 decks8.27K decks
-15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion713 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion695 decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion604 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.57K decks8.27K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.42K decks8.27K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.89K decks8.27K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.69K decks8.27K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.42K decks8.27K decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion2.27K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.27K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.89K decks8.27K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.64K decks8.27K decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.61K decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.60K decks8.27K decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.54K decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.45K decks8.27K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.27K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.27K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.27K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.28K decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.04K decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion753 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion879 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion854 decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion840 decks8.27K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion732 decks7.86K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion721 decks7.86K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion698 decks7.86K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion707 decks8.27K decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion703 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion681 decks8.27K decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion666 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion658 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion657 decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion601 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion538 decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion536 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion484 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion458 decks8.27K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion430 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion419 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.05K decks8.27K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.56K decks8.27K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.49K decks8.27K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.30K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.29K decks8.27K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.01K decks8.27K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.88K decks8.27K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.74K decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.27K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.45K decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.27K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion938 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion896 decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion856 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion794 decks8.27K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion683 decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.6%inclusion631 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion625 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion602 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion586 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion556 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion555 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion456 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion454 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.5%inclusion454 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion447 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion441 decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion3.01K decks8.27K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.88K decks8.27K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.81K decks8.27K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.33K decks8.27K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.56K decks5.95K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.66K decks8.27K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.27K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.07K decks8.27K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion930 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion871 decks8.27K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion835 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.0%inclusion743 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion719 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.4%inclusion696 decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion653 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion637 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion633 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.6%inclusion632 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion472 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.7%inclusion469 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.04K decks8.27K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.86K decks8.27K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.64K decks8.27K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.58K decks8.27K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.82K decks8.27K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.73K decks8.27K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.69K decks5.95K decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.32K decks8.27K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.27K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.77K decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.27K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.31K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.04K decks8.27K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion913 decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion882 decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion815 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion692 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.2%inclusion593 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion557 decks8.27K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion527 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.13K decks8.27K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.09K decks8.27K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.27K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion756 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion623 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion423 decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion419 decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.82K decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.27K decks8.27K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.41K decks4.70K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.78K decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.71K decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.27K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.12K decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.12K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion998 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion997 decks8.27K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion930 decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion928 decks8.27K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion832 decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.2%inclusion760 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion715 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.6%inclusion631 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion504 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion489 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion438 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.35K decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.56K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.08K decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.21K decks8.27K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.39K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.16K decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.09K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion851 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.4%inclusion696 decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.8%inclusion646 decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.8%inclusion643 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.4%inclusion616 decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.5%inclusion535 decks8.27K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion517 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion435 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.97K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.94K decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.86K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.21K decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.97K decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.14K decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.70K decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.50K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.49K decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.30K decks8.27K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.09K decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion2.94K decks8.27K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.84K decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.80K decks8.27K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.59K decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.19K decks8.27K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.08K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.99K decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.68K decks7.12K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.74K decks8.27K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.27K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.54K decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.51K decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.28K decks8.27K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.27K decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.01K decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion971 decks8.27K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion843 decks8.27K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion732 decks7.86K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion721 decks7.86K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion698 decks7.86K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion686 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion676 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.1%inclusion666 decks8.27K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion541 decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion530 decks8.27K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion484 decks7.82K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion493 decks8.27K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion490 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion459 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion436 decks8.27K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion436 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion407 decks7.83K decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion428 decks8.27K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.1%inclusion425 decks8.27K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion416 decks8.27K decks
-2%synergy