Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chase Inspiration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Divergent Equation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion126 decks140 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion113 decks140 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion111 decks140 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
73%inclusion102 decks140 decks
67%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
70%inclusion98 decks140 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion91 decks140 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
55%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion80 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
18%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Disallow
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Keening Stone
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion133 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion121 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion81 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion79 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion137 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion137 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion132 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion96 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion89 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion78 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion46 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy