Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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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
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
4.8%inclusion4 decks83 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
2.2%inclusion2 decks89 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion687 decks796 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion556 decks796 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion618 decks796 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion545 decks796 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion644 decks796 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
70%inclusion555 decks796 decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion582 decks796 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion475 decks796 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion442 decks796 decks
51%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion412 decks796 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
61%inclusion488 decks796 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion469 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion455 decks796 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion453 decks796 decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion187 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion392 decks796 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion391 decks796 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion384 decks796 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion381 decks796 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion373 decks796 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion572 decks796 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion510 decks796 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion508 decks796 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion399 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion388 decks796 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion321 decks796 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion306 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion288 decks796 decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion185 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion172 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion337 decks796 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion335 decks796 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion320 decks796 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion302 decks796 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion295 decks796 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion292 decks796 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion210 decks594 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion269 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion233 decks796 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion137 decks475 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion221 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion199 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion184 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion177 decks796 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion172 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion169 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion167 decks796 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion166 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion162 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion158 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion152 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion152 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion129 decks687 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion147 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion147 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion144 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion144 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion137 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion135 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion131 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion126 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion104 decks660 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion117 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion105 decks719 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion114 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion104 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion102 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion102 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion100 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion99 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion95 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion95 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion83 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion81 decks796 decks
-12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion79 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion79 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion76 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.4%inclusion75 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion293 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion266 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion257 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion242 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion229 decks796 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion214 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion207 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion203 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion172 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion157 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion156 decks796 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion130 decks684 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion139 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion108 decks684 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion117 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion116 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion102 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion73 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion98 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion97 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion88 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.0%inclusion72 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion70 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
8.8%inclusion70 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion60 decks683 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.4%inclusion67 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion66 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion66 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.2%inclusion65 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion64 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion63 decks796 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.0%inclusion48 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion48 decks796 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion47 decks796 decks
-10%synergy
Perplex
5.8%inclusion46 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Disallow
5.5%inclusion44 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion41 decks796 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion361 decks796 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion123 decks274 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion354 decks796 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion350 decks796 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion320 decks796 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion307 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion305 decks796 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion288 decks796 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion214 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion205 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion166 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion163 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion156 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion153 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion150 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion147 decks796 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion106 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion101 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion80 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.9%inclusion59 decks748 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.2%inclusion57 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion56 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion55 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.5%inclusion52 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion32 decks538 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion41 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion363 decks796 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion324 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion250 decks796 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion197 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion108 decks475 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion168 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion162 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion143 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion109 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion93 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion87 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion87 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion86 decks796 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion85 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion59 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion55 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion50 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
-8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion48 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion353 decks796 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion344 decks796 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion333 decks796 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion291 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion267 decks796 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion259 decks796 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion141 decks475 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion206 decks796 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion203 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion154 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion150 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion145 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion129 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion122 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion106 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion105 decks796 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion89 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion81 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.8%inclusion46 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion236 decks796 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion137 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion128 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion94 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.7%inclusion61 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion514 decks796 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion391 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion383 decks796 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
46%inclusion367 decks796 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion325 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion269 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion263 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion102 decks350 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion226 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion219 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion140 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion140 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion114 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion98 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion85 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion83 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion80 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion77 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.2%inclusion73 decks796 decks
-18%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion37 decks407 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion69 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion59 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion56 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion48 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion44 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.5%inclusion44 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion740 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion705 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion488 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion479 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion244 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion237 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion152 decks796 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion135 decks796 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion39 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion123 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
14%inclusion111 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion85 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion76 decks796 decks
-9%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion76 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion47 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
5.8%inclusion46 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion45 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion41 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.0%inclusion40 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion739 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion736 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion729 decks796 decks
45%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion712 decks796 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion710 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion637 decks796 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion559 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion558 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion462 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion414 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion396 decks796 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion377 decks796 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
46%inclusion369 decks796 decks
32%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion251 decks595 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion272 decks776 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion245 decks796 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion228 decks796 decks
-15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion227 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion224 decks796 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion221 decks796 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion217 decks796 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion207 decks796 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion207 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion202 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion200 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion192 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion176 decks796 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion169 decks796 decks
-27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion163 decks796 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion130 decks684 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion143 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion140 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion139 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion129 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion108 decks684 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion116 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion99 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion97 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion85 decks796 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion79 decks796 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.9%inclusion71 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion60 decks683 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion57 decks676 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion66 decks796 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.2%inclusion57 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion50 decks796 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion47 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion38 decks678 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.0%inclusion40 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
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