Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Toughness Matters

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #258
1,211decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Silvergill Peddler
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Omni-Changeling
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dream Harvest
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion1.11K decks1.21K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion1.07K decks1.21K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
74%inclusion897 decks1.21K decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion934 decks1.21K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion823 decks1.21K decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion845 decks1.21K decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion887 decks1.21K decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
63%inclusion768 decks1.21K decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
69%inclusion840 decks1.21K decks
57%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion724 decks1.21K decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion807 decks1.21K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion771 decks1.21K decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion748 decks1.21K decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion743 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion739 decks1.21K decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion717 decks1.21K decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion42 decks76 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion658 decks1.21K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion643 decks1.21K decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion450 decks1.21K decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion444 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion294 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion224 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion219 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion209 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion150 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion120 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.2%inclusion111 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.9%inclusion96 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
53%inclusion642 decks1.21K decks
52%synergy
Hover Barrier
51%inclusion620 decks1.21K decks
50%synergy
Eater of the Dead
48%inclusion577 decks1.21K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion552 decks1.21K decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion467 decks1.21K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion456 decks1.21K decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion382 decks1.01K decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion455 decks1.21K decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion235 decks639 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion48 decks132 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion427 decks1.21K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion411 decks1.21K decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion408 decks1.21K decks
33%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion406 decks1.21K decks
33%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion399 decks1.21K decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion376 decks1.21K decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion361 decks1.21K decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion355 decks1.21K decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion354 decks1.21K decks
29%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion344 decks1.21K decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion336 decks1.21K decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion320 decks1.21K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion305 decks1.21K decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion285 decks1.16K decks
24%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion282 decks1.21K decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion280 decks1.21K decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion266 decks1.21K decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion257 decks1.21K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion251 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion82 decks430 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion227 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion225 decks1.21K decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion210 decks1.21K decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion205 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion198 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion147 decks903 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion187 decks1.21K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion178 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion170 decks1.21K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion164 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion162 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion154 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion147 decks1.21K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion143 decks1.21K decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion133 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion123 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion116 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks978 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion600 decks1.21K decks
46%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion453 decks1.21K decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion450 decks1.21K decks
34%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion384 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion372 decks1.21K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion348 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion269 decks1.21K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion255 decks1.21K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion250 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion250 decks1.21K decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion238 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion236 decks1.21K decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion213 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion207 decks1.21K decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion205 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion205 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion103 decks626 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion195 decks1.21K decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion159 decks1.21K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion154 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion151 decks1.21K decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion140 decks1.21K decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks999 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks999 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion129 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion121 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion118 decks1.21K decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion117 decks1.21K decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion105 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion93 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
7.6%inclusion92 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion88 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion84 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion83 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Opt
6.2%inclusion75 decks1.21K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion71 decks1.21K decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.5%inclusion67 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
52%inclusion628 decks1.21K decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion610 decks1.21K decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion435 decks1.21K decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion378 decks1.21K decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion365 decks1.21K decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion346 decks1.21K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion343 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion324 decks1.21K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion295 decks1.21K decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion281 decks1.21K decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion268 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion267 decks1.21K decks
12%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion252 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion196 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion188 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion135 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion134 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion134 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion126 decks1.21K decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion41 decks431 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.9%inclusion108 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.4%inclusion102 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion101 decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.6%inclusion92 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion85 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.3%inclusion76 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion68 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.5%inclusion67 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
45%inclusion551 decks1.21K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
40%inclusion486 decks1.21K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion427 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion410 decks1.21K decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion256 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion230 decks1.21K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion193 decks1.21K decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion178 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion165 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion137 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion124 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion122 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion121 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion118 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion100 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.0%inclusion85 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.9%inclusion84 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion81 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion591 decks1.21K decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion557 decks1.21K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion521 decks1.21K decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion514 decks1.21K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion414 decks1.21K decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion364 decks1.21K decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion335 decks1.21K decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion323 decks1.21K decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion293 decks1.21K decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion286 decks1.21K decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion235 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion171 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion164 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion158 decks1.21K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion136 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion120 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion110 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion103 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.9%inclusion72 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.5%inclusion67 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion299 decks1.21K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion214 decks1.21K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion210 decks1.21K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion91 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion63 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion562 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion452 decks1.21K decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion445 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion277 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion271 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion235 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion199 decks1.21K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion189 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion165 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion153 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion147 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion141 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion113 decks1.21K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion93 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion79 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion72 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion66 decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion63 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.10K decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.02K decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion835 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion691 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion454 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion358 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion327 decks1.21K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion326 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion137 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion107 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.4%inclusion102 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion100 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.9%inclusion96 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.8%inclusion94 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion84 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.5%inclusion67 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.18K decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.17K decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.04K decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion807 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion753 decks1.21K decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion624 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion580 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion562 decks1.21K decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion534 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion475 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion466 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion454 decks1.21K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion402 decks1.21K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion397 decks1.21K decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion391 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion355 decks1.21K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion338 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion158 decks644 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion278 decks1.21K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion258 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion247 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion222 decks1.21K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion214 decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion204 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion167 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion166 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion161 decks1.21K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion143 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion143 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks999 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks999 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion122 decks1.21K decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks978 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.3%inclusion113 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion106 decks1.21K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion101 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion86 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion70 decks1.21K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion68 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion55 decks982 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion65 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.3%inclusion64 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion64 decks1.21K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.0%inclusion61 decks1.21K decks
-3%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test