Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
83%synergy
Mana Drain
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
71%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Mystic Remora
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
57%synergy
The One Ring
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Imperial Seal
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
70%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Mox Diamond
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
69%synergy
Mystical Tutor
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Chrome Mox
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Painter's Servant
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Gilded Drake
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Opposition Agent
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Frost
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Manic Scribe
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Fog Bank
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fatestitcher
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Soulless Jailer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Wall
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Shred Memory
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Intuition
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dizzy Spell
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Timetwister
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Grindstone
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Bonehoard
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Counterbalance
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Field of Dreams
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Urza's Saga
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Island
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Mana Confluence
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
City of Brass
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Reflecting Pool
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Darkslick Shores
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-31%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
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