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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion119 decks132 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion96 decks132 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion107 decks132 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion109 decks132 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion99 decks132 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion95 decks132 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion99 decks132 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
66%inclusion87 decks132 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion83 decks132 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion80 decks132 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion90 decks132 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion77 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion72 decks132 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion68 decks132 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion63 decks132 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion63 decks132 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion61 decks132 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion58 decks132 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion68 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion66 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion65 decks132 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion51 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion48 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion44 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion33 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
42%inclusion56 decks132 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion55 decks132 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion52 decks132 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion45 decks132 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion43 decks132 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Frost
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion38 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion38 decks132 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion34 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
22%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion23 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion55 decks132 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion50 decks132 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion46 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion41 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion37 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion33 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
21%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Strike
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion56 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
41%inclusion54 decks132 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion52 decks132 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion51 decks132 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion45 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion37 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion34 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
-15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion47 decks132 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion47 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion41 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion18 decks132 decks
-11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Keening Stone
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion51 decks132 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion51 decks132 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion51 decks132 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion46 decks132 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion69 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion52 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion49 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion43 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
28%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion34 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
-21%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion126 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion116 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion80 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion78 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion38 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion129 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion129 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion125 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion97 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion91 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion83 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion72 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion68 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion67 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion66 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion62 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion54 decks132 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion52 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion46 decks132 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion45 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion44 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
-11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
0%synergy
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