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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
24%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.0%inclusion4 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
2.3%inclusion3 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.50K decks1.69K decks
74%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion1.27K decks1.69K decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion1.29K decks1.69K decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion1.27K decks1.69K decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion1.15K decks1.69K decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion1.07K decks1.69K decks
59%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion1.02K decks1.69K decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
66%inclusion1.11K decks1.69K decks
56%synergy
Traumatize
60%inclusion1.01K decks1.69K decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
59%inclusion999 decks1.69K decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion1.05K decks1.69K decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion1.01K decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
57%inclusion968 decks1.69K decks
51%synergy
Memory Erosion
55%inclusion923 decks1.69K decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion903 decks1.69K decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion180 decks342 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion879 decks1.69K decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion878 decks1.69K decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion877 decks1.69K decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion850 decks1.69K decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion586 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion550 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion422 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion322 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion283 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion277 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion215 decks1.69K decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
8.4%inclusion141 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion122 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.2%inclusion121 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
46%inclusion782 decks1.69K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion752 decks1.69K decks
41%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion744 decks1.69K decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
44%inclusion743 decks1.69K decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion693 decks1.69K decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion688 decks1.69K decks
39%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
41%inclusion685 decks1.69K decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
40%inclusion670 decks1.69K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion400 decks1.01K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
39%inclusion664 decks1.69K decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion613 decks1.69K decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
35%inclusion588 decks1.69K decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion545 decks1.69K decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion532 decks1.69K decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion500 decks1.69K decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion157 decks579 decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion437 decks1.69K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion427 decks1.69K decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
24%inclusion397 decks1.69K decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
23%inclusion382 decks1.69K decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion366 decks1.69K decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion352 decks1.69K decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion344 decks1.69K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion275 decks1.41K decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion323 decks1.69K decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion318 decks1.69K decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion312 decks1.69K decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion238 decks1.29K decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion272 decks1.69K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion260 decks1.69K decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion245 decks1.69K decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion244 decks1.69K decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion232 decks1.69K decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion214 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion138 decks1.19K decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion190 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion185 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion180 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion172 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion168 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
10%inclusion166 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion162 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.2%inclusion155 decks1.69K decks
-13%synergy
Shadow Kin
9.1%inclusion153 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.6%inclusion146 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
8.5%inclusion144 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion126 decks1.49K decks
8%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
8.1%inclusion137 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Glacial Wall
8.0%inclusion135 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion130 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion720 decks1.69K decks
39%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion670 decks1.69K decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion594 decks1.69K decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
34%inclusion575 decks1.69K decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion568 decks1.69K decks
30%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion435 decks1.69K decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion417 decks1.69K decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion410 decks1.69K decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion401 decks1.69K decks
-7%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion389 decks1.69K decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion352 decks1.69K decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion328 decks1.69K decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion314 decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion288 decks1.69K decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion281 decks1.69K decks
-9%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion268 decks1.69K decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion254 decks1.69K decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion227 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion209 decks1.69K decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion124 decks1K decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion202 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion186 decks1.69K decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion133 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion164 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion120 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion135 decks1.69K decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.9%inclusion134 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion134 decks1.69K decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion132 decks1.69K decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion126 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion120 decks1.69K decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion114 decks1.69K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion107 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.2%inclusion105 decks1.69K decks
-8%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.69K decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion89 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.3%inclusion89 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Opt
5.2%inclusion88 decks1.69K decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
42%inclusion706 decks1.69K decks
37%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
39%inclusion660 decks1.69K decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
35%inclusion595 decks1.69K decks
31%synergy
Mind Funeral
34%inclusion576 decks1.69K decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion489 decks1.69K decks
20%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion443 decks1.69K decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion374 decks1.69K decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion365 decks1.69K decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion356 decks1.69K decks
13%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion327 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion322 decks1.69K decks
-17%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion311 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion267 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
16%inclusion264 decks1.69K decks
15%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion258 decks1.69K decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion203 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion188 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion171 decks1.69K decks
-6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion168 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion164 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion137 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.8%inclusion148 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion146 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
8.2%inclusion138 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
7.1%inclusion120 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion106 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.9%inclusion99 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion97 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion46 decks829 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion197 decks408 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion683 decks1.69K decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion607 decks1.69K decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion522 decks1.69K decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion516 decks1.69K decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion429 decks1.69K decks
-2%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion146 decks582 decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion415 decks1.69K decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion250 decks1.69K decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion235 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion220 decks1.69K decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion214 decks1.69K decks
-12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion175 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion165 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion159 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion140 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion130 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion123 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.8%inclusion115 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.2%inclusion104 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.0%inclusion102 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion95 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.2%inclusion88 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
44%inclusion749 decks1.69K decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion731 decks1.69K decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion711 decks1.69K decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion532 decks1.69K decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
24%inclusion140 decks582 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion338 decks1.69K decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion312 decks1.69K decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion308 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion258 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion248 decks1.69K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion211 decks1.69K decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion169 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion167 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion164 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.6%inclusion146 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.2%inclusion139 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.6%inclusion129 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
34%inclusion579 decks1.69K decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion502 decks1.69K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion355 decks1.69K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion189 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.6%inclusion146 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.2%inclusion139 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.0%inclusion118 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.6%inclusion95 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion824 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
48%inclusion809 decks1.69K decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion665 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion137 decks419 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion421 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion399 decks1.69K decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion354 decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion238 decks1.69K decks
-14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion233 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion226 decks1.69K decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion217 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion213 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion212 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion190 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion184 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion169 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion166 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.6%inclusion111 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.4%inclusion108 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion97 decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.5%inclusion93 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.51K decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion1.32K decks1.69K decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion1.03K decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion821 decks1.69K decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion446 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion436 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion434 decks1.69K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion343 decks1.69K decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion169 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.4%inclusion142 decks1.69K decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion126 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.8%inclusion115 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.6%inclusion112 decks1.69K decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.2%inclusion104 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion104 decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion103 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion1.62K decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.61K decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion1.42K decks1.69K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion1.12K decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion1.02K decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion868 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion788 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion733 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion726 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion710 decks1.69K decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion617 decks1.69K decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion611 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion585 decks1.69K decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion573 decks1.69K decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion524 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion447 decks1.69K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion434 decks1.69K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion259 decks1.01K decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion421 decks1.69K decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion347 decks1.69K decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion316 decks1.69K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion312 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion311 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion310 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion274 decks1.60K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion288 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion250 decks1.69K decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion219 decks1.69K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion193 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion189 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion180 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion133 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.4%inclusion120 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion146 decks1.69K decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion136 decks1.69K decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion89 decks1.25K decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion116 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion86 decks1.26K decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.69K decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.6%inclusion111 decks1.69K decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion103 decks1.69K decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.0%inclusion102 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.8%inclusion98 decks1.69K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion98 decks1.69K decks
-22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion95 decks1.69K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion88 decks1.69K decks
-3%synergy