Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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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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Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion121 decks135 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
75%inclusion101 decks135 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion111 decks135 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion101 decks135 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion110 decks135 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion93 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion83 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Frost
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion129 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion118 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion132 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion132 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion127 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion92 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion66 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
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