Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Mill

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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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Hydro-Channeler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion84 decks111 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
41%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Avatar of Woe
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-22%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-22%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-15%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Life's Finale
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion68 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion106 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion106 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
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