Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Mill

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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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Kitsune's Technique
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.0%inclusion7 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.1%inclusion5 decks238 decks
2%synergy
Shredder's Technique
0.9%inclusion1 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.8%inclusion2 decks239 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.32K decks1.49K decks
74%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion1.12K decks1.49K decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion1.11K decks1.49K decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion958 decks1.49K decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion1.02K decks1.49K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion1.10K decks1.49K decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion930 decks1.49K decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion957 decks1.49K decks
54%synergy
Mind Grind
58%inclusion868 decks1.49K decks
53%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion844 decks1.49K decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion932 decks1.49K decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion862 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
55%inclusion828 decks1.49K decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion282 decks522 decks
42%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion791 decks1.49K decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion788 decks1.49K decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion787 decks1.49K decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion784 decks1.49K decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
52%inclusion783 decks1.49K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion292 decks583 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion506 decks1.49K decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion452 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion356 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion261 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion243 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion236 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion191 decks1.49K decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
8.2%inclusion123 decks1.49K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.9%inclusion118 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion104 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
49%inclusion733 decks1.49K decks
47%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion679 decks1.49K decks
42%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion653 decks1.49K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion638 decks1.49K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion622 decks1.49K decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
41%inclusion609 decks1.49K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion437 decks1.12K decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion578 decks1.49K decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion556 decks1.49K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion550 decks1.49K decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
37%inclusion547 decks1.49K decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion474 decks1.49K decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion473 decks1.49K decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion448 decks1.49K decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion447 decks1.49K decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion211 decks728 decks
28%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion386 decks1.49K decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion360 decks1.49K decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion351 decks1.49K decks
23%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion336 decks1.49K decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion321 decks1.49K decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion308 decks1.49K decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion307 decks1.49K decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
20%inclusion274 decks1.37K decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion297 decks1.49K decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion282 decks1.46K decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion278 decks1.49K decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion266 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion239 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion235 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion230 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion229 decks1.49K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion206 decks1.49K decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion158 decks1.28K decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion175 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion158 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion154 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion151 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion144 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion142 decks1.49K decks
-14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.4%inclusion141 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
9.1%inclusion136 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.6%inclusion129 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.6%inclusion129 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.4%inclusion125 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
8.1%inclusion121 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion645 decks1.49K decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion571 decks1.49K decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
35%inclusion524 decks1.49K decks
31%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion497 decks1.49K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion490 decks1.49K decks
30%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion390 decks1.49K decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion374 decks1.49K decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion335 decks1.49K decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion331 decks1.49K decks
-8%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion320 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion304 decks1.49K decks
-15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion289 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion282 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion259 decks1.49K decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion255 decks1.49K decks
-14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion240 decks1.49K decks
14%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion237 decks1.49K decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion221 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion176 decks1.49K decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion129 decks1.11K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion164 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion164 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion143 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion142 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion132 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion143 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.4%inclusion126 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.4%inclusion125 decks1.49K decks
-11%synergy
Pongify
7.5%inclusion112 decks1.49K decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion106 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion102 decks1.49K decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion100 decks1.49K decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion96 decks1.49K decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion96 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion84 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion83 decks1.49K decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion81 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.2%inclusion77 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.2%inclusion77 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion607 decks1.49K decks
36%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
37%inclusion555 decks1.49K decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion487 decks1.49K decks
29%synergy
Mind Funeral
32%inclusion473 decks1.49K decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion412 decks1.49K decks
18%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion401 decks1.49K decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion344 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion325 decks1.49K decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion297 decks1.49K decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion286 decks1.49K decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion284 decks1.49K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion271 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion214 decks1.49K decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion212 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion202 decks1.49K decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion172 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion150 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion147 decks1.49K decks
-6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.0%inclusion135 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.8%inclusion132 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.8%inclusion131 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion130 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
7.0%inclusion105 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion103 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.2%inclusion93 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Tome Scour
6.1%inclusion91 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion80 decks1.49K decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion79 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion50 decks952 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion597 decks1.49K decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion536 decks1.49K decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion493 decks1.49K decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion467 decks1.49K decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion199 decks730 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion394 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Keening Stone
23%inclusion348 decks1.49K decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion231 decks1.49K decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion192 decks1.49K decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion191 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion174 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion149 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion140 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.0%inclusion135 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.9%inclusion133 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.4%inclusion125 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.6%inclusion114 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.3%inclusion109 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.6%inclusion99 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion89 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.5%inclusion82 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.0%inclusion75 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion736 decks1.49K decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion670 decks1.49K decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
41%inclusion606 decks1.49K decks
35%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
40%inclusion595 decks1.49K decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion475 decks1.49K decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion186 decks730 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion304 decks1.49K decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion276 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
18%inclusion272 decks1.49K decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion242 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion237 decks1.49K decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion183 decks1.49K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion160 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion154 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion128 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.2%inclusion123 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.4%inclusion110 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion88 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
32%inclusion485 decks1.49K decks
30%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion418 decks1.49K decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion273 decks1.49K decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion160 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.1%inclusion121 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.5%inclusion112 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion100 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion748 decks1.49K decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion699 decks1.49K decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion555 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion200 decks593 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion354 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion336 decks1.49K decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion307 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion213 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion204 decks1.49K decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion188 decks1.49K decks
-15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion186 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion185 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion184 decks1.49K decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion174 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion159 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion137 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.6%inclusion128 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.6%inclusion113 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion97 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion93 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion79 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion1.33K decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion1.18K decks1.49K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion907 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion743 decks1.49K decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion404 decks1.49K decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion373 decks1.49K decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion364 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion310 decks1.49K decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion141 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.6%inclusion113 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.3%inclusion109 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.7%inclusion100 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion97 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion94 decks1.49K decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion90 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.8%inclusion86 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion1.44K decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.43K decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion1.26K decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion978 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion900 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion789 decks1.49K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion698 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion660 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion647 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion627 decks1.49K decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion565 decks1.49K decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion535 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion529 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion513 decks1.49K decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion491 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion401 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion388 decks1.49K decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion286 decks1.12K decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion364 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion299 decks1.49K decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion294 decks1.49K decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion275 decks1.49K decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion274 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion270 decks1.49K decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion263 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion252 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion208 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion191 decks1.49K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion175 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion167 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion143 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion142 decks1.35K decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion149 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion132 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion119 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.6%inclusion113 decks1.49K decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion96 decks1.34K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion95 decks1.34K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion100 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion91 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion90 decks1.49K decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion90 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.8%inclusion87 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion85 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion83 decks1.49K decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion81 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion80 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion78 decks1.49K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.0%inclusion75 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.0%inclusion75 decks1.49K decks
-3%synergy