Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Toughness Matters

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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Hydro-Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Game Over
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion974 decks1.06K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion935 decks1.06K decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion774 decks1.06K decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion819 decks1.06K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
68%inclusion726 decks1.06K decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion734 decks1.06K decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion767 decks1.06K decks
62%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
63%inclusion668 decks1.06K decks
61%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion636 decks1.06K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
68%inclusion725 decks1.06K decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion709 decks1.06K decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion669 decks1.06K decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion656 decks1.06K decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion652 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion640 decks1.06K decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion625 decks1.06K decks
53%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion570 decks1.06K decks
50%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
52%inclusion557 decks1.06K decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion383 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion383 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion252 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion195 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion194 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion175 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion132 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion101 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.0%inclusion95 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.2%inclusion87 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion553 decks1.06K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion552 decks1.06K decks
39%synergy
Eater of the Dead
49%inclusion516 decks1.06K decks
47%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion475 decks1.06K decks
43%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion384 decks1.01K decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion396 decks1.06K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion395 decks1.06K decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion395 decks1.06K decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion234 decks636 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion372 decks1.06K decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion364 decks1.06K decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion356 decks1.06K decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion354 decks1.06K decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion344 decks1.06K decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion322 decks1.06K decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion312 decks1.06K decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion306 decks1.06K decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion304 decks1.06K decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion302 decks1.06K decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion289 decks1.06K decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion288 decks1.06K decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
26%inclusion274 decks1.06K decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion265 decks1.06K decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion254 decks1.06K decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion247 decks1.06K decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion230 decks1.06K decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion230 decks1.06K decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion221 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion83 decks429 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion200 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion196 decks1.06K decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion181 decks1.06K decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion179 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion175 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion148 decks899 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion164 decks1.06K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion157 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion151 decks1.06K decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion147 decks1.06K decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion144 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion138 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion131 decks1.06K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion121 decks1.06K decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion117 decks1.06K decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion109 decks1.06K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion106 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.3%inclusion40 decks429 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
49%inclusion518 decks1.06K decks
45%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion398 decks1.06K decks
33%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion393 decks1.06K decks
34%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion333 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion329 decks1.06K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion304 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion239 decks1.06K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion228 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion221 decks1.06K decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion218 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion214 decks1.06K decks
-11%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion212 decks1.06K decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion192 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion182 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion179 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion177 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion102 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion170 decks1.06K decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion142 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion134 decks1.06K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion133 decks1.06K decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion123 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion111 decks992 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks992 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion109 decks989 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion109 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion106 decks1.06K decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion106 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.3%inclusion99 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.4%inclusion89 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.6%inclusion81 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
7.4%inclusion79 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion74 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion74 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
6.9%inclusion73 decks1.06K decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.5%inclusion69 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion69 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.0%inclusion64 decks1.06K decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.7%inclusion61 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion61 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
50%inclusion532 decks1.06K decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion522 decks1.06K decks
44%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion377 decks1.06K decks
30%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion332 decks1.06K decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion312 decks1.06K decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion303 decks1.06K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion302 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion274 decks1.06K decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion253 decks1.06K decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion245 decks1.06K decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion240 decks1.06K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion237 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion213 decks1.06K decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion175 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion168 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion123 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion119 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion114 decks1.06K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion110 decks1.06K decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion41 decks430 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.0%inclusion96 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion88 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.2%inclusion87 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion75 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion72 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.5%inclusion69 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.6%inclusion59 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.4%inclusion57 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion57 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion57 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.1%inclusion54 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion483 decks1.06K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
40%inclusion422 decks1.06K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion379 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion356 decks1.06K decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion224 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion190 decks1.06K decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion168 decks1.06K decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion156 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion141 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion117 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion107 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion106 decks1.06K decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.4%inclusion100 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion98 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.7%inclusion92 decks1.06K decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.4%inclusion78 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.2%inclusion76 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion68 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
5.5%inclusion58 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Profane Memento
5.2%inclusion55 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion519 decks1.06K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion493 decks1.06K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion446 decks1.06K decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion438 decks1.06K decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion345 decks1.06K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion314 decks1.06K decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion290 decks1.06K decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion286 decks1.06K decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion258 decks1.06K decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion250 decks1.06K decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion200 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion148 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion145 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion145 decks1.06K decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion127 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion104 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion98 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
9.0%inclusion96 decks1.06K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.5%inclusion58 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion54 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion257 decks1.06K decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion191 decks1.06K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion183 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion74 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.3%inclusion56 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion494 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion398 decks1.06K decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion375 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion248 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion233 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion197 decks1.06K decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion176 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion165 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion145 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion135 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion132 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion128 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion93 decks1.06K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.2%inclusion76 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.0%inclusion64 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.6%inclusion59 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.5%inclusion58 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion58 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion960 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion890 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion724 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion600 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion401 decks1.06K decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion320 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion292 decks1.06K decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion284 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion120 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.0%inclusion95 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.0%inclusion95 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.8%inclusion93 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.7%inclusion92 decks1.06K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.9%inclusion84 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion77 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.2%inclusion55 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.03K decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.02K decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion915 decks1.06K decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion705 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion662 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion547 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion515 decks1.06K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion486 decks1.06K decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion465 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion423 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion398 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion385 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion353 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion349 decks1.06K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion340 decks1.06K decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion313 decks1.06K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion297 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion158 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion245 decks1.06K decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion225 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion216 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion194 decks1.06K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion189 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion178 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion149 decks1.06K decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion147 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion142 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion124 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion123 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion111 decks992 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks992 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion109 decks989 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion108 decks1.06K decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion104 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.3%inclusion90 decks971 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion97 decks1.06K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.5%inclusion90 decks1.06K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.6%inclusion70 decks1.06K decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.7%inclusion61 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion55 decks975 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion59 decks1.06K decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion58 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion56 decks1.06K decks
-3%synergy
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