Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Control

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #239
8decks
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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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Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Frost
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Psychic Strike
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Evil Twin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fear of Impostors
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Homunculus Horde
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Viseling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Balustrade Spy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eater of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Spiral
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Redirect
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fated Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Malicious Affliction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Dismiss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dash Hopes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Exclude
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Siphon Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grim Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Cut Your Losses
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mind Funeral
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mind Sculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Final Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Life's Finale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relearn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Erasure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vicious Rumors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Compelling Argument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruinous Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Resourceful Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Field Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Bounty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prosperity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Necrosages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Notion Rain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Keening Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Folio of Fancies
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonsilver Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amulet of Safekeeping
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Explorer's Scope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dermotaxi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trepanation Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Unable to Scream
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kitnap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nowhere to Run
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utter Insignificance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Slow Motion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mechanized Production
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Followed Footsteps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Enchantment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Web of Inertia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Confiscate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of Metal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Halimar Depths
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skyline Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-34%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Seer's Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sisay's Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Sea Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-34%synergy