Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Mill

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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Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.2%inclusion1 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
1.2%inclusion1 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
1.2%inclusion1 decks83 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion1.27K decks1.44K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion1.08K decks1.44K decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion1.07K decks1.44K decks
63%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion942 decks1.44K decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion976 decks1.44K decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion1.05K decks1.44K decks
60%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion886 decks1.44K decks
57%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion918 decks1.44K decks
54%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion806 decks1.44K decks
51%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion812 decks1.44K decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion897 decks1.44K decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion834 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion324 decks584 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
55%inclusion793 decks1.44K decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion774 decks1.44K decks
48%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion765 decks1.44K decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion758 decks1.44K decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion756 decks1.44K decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
51%inclusion742 decks1.44K decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion323 decks642 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion482 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion417 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion333 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion242 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion233 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion212 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion174 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion112 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion107 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion716 decks1.44K decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion663 decks1.44K decks
43%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion648 decks1.44K decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion611 decks1.44K decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion600 decks1.44K decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion580 decks1.44K decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion571 decks1.44K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion458 decks1.17K decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion531 decks1.44K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion531 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
35%inclusion511 decks1.44K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion454 decks1.44K decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion452 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion438 decks1.44K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion426 decks1.44K decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion230 decks784 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion383 decks1.44K decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion107 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion347 decks1.44K decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion342 decks1.44K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion322 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion319 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion296 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
20%inclusion283 decks1.42K decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion287 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion284 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion279 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion267 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion260 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion241 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion239 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion221 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion221 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion201 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion163 decks1.33K decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion163 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion156 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion156 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion152 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion149 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion147 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion145 decks1.44K decks
-13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion141 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.7%inclusion126 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.3%inclusion120 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.2%inclusion118 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion622 decks1.44K decks
39%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion553 decks1.44K decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion519 decks1.44K decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion480 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion473 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion386 decks1.44K decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion358 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion322 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion319 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion299 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion296 decks1.44K decks
-15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion279 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion266 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion249 decks1.44K decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion245 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion237 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion234 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion213 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion136 decks1.16K decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion168 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion158 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion149 decks1.40K decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion153 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion148 decks1.40K decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion137 decks1.40K decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
9.4%inclusion136 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
-12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.9%inclusion114 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion111 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion107 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion99 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion84 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.2%inclusion75 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion586 decks1.44K decks
35%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion525 decks1.44K decks
31%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion475 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Mind Funeral
31%inclusion443 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion395 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion384 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion338 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion313 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion286 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion276 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion272 decks1.44K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion254 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion201 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion198 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion188 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion157 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion156 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion153 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion143 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.7%inclusion125 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion122 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.2%inclusion119 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.2%inclusion90 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Tome Scour
6.0%inclusion86 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion85 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion51 decks1K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion564 decks1.44K decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion523 decks1.44K decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
34%inclusion487 decks1.44K decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion448 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion226 decks786 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion386 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Keening Stone
23%inclusion329 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
16%inclusion229 decks1.44K decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion191 decks1.44K decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion173 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion164 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion146 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion136 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion129 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.8%inclusion127 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion120 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion107 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion106 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.9%inclusion85 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion708 decks1.44K decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion652 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
39%inclusion568 decks1.44K decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
39%inclusion565 decks1.44K decks
36%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion447 decks1.44K decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion209 decks786 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion295 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion271 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion270 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion238 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion232 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion171 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion160 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion150 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion148 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion126 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.1%inclusion103 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion83 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
32%inclusion457 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion398 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion268 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion152 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.8%inclusion112 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.1%inclusion103 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion720 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion670 decks1.44K decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion533 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion224 decks651 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion334 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion320 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion297 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion209 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion205 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion184 decks1.44K decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion181 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion180 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion176 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion167 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion150 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion130 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion126 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.4%inclusion93 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion85 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion1.29K decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion1.14K decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion866 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion714 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion382 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion356 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion342 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion294 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion138 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion93 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion84 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion1.39K decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.38K decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion1.23K decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion949 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion875 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion759 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion676 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion644 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion626 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion594 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion555 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion520 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion511 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion501 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion479 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion378 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion377 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion300 decks1.18K decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion365 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion288 decks1.44K decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion280 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion268 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion267 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion260 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion248 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion246 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion205 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion186 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion165 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion160 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion149 decks1.40K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion148 decks1.40K decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion145 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion137 decks1.40K decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.6%inclusion109 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion100 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion96 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.0%inclusion87 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion86 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.8%inclusion84 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.8%inclusion83 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion81 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion78 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.44K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion73 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.1%inclusion73 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy