Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion10 decks176 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.2%inclusion4 decks178 decks
2%synergy
Krang & Shredder
0.7%inclusion1 decks148 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
0.7%inclusion1 decks149 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion523 decks583 decks
75%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
74%inclusion434 decks583 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion434 decks583 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion425 decks583 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion355 decks583 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion370 decks583 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion330 decks583 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion370 decks583 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion307 decks583 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion318 decks583 decks
49%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion358 decks583 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion230 decks394 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion327 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion326 decks583 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion239 decks435 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion317 decks583 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion313 decks583 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion303 decks583 decks
46%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion294 decks583 decks
49%synergy
Traumatize
49%inclusion283 decks583 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion179 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion171 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion78 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion55 decks583 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion46 decks583 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion45 decks583 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion280 decks583 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion273 decks583 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion229 decks583 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion226 decks583 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion219 decks583 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion209 decks580 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion184 decks583 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion181 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion177 decks583 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion173 decks571 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion81 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion170 decks583 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion166 decks583 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion165 decks583 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion163 decks583 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion146 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion145 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion133 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion131 decks583 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion130 decks583 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion128 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion118 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion117 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion117 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion108 decks583 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion102 decks583 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion100 decks583 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion96 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion91 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion90 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion89 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion86 decks583 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion84 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion83 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion76 decks582 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion75 decks583 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion74 decks583 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
-11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion69 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion63 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion63 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion62 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion58 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion57 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.1%inclusion53 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion49 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.4%inclusion49 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
8.4%inclusion49 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
46%inclusion269 decks583 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion184 decks583 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion159 decks583 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion152 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion148 decks583 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion146 decks583 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion135 decks583 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion135 decks583 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion134 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion129 decks583 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion117 decks583 decks
-15%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion117 decks583 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion112 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion95 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion95 decks583 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion91 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion90 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion86 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion82 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion77 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion70 decks580 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion62 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion58 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
-10%synergy
Perplex
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion53 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion51 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion47 decks583 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion41 decks583 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.2%inclusion36 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.8%inclusion34 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion33 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion201 decks583 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion195 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion163 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion158 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion150 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion148 decks583 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion143 decks583 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion143 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion133 decks583 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion121 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion81 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion70 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion66 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion57 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion56 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.2%inclusion48 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion43 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion41 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion39 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.0%inclusion35 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion33 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion227 decks583 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion212 decks583 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion205 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion189 decks583 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion181 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion170 decks583 decks
27%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion97 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion90 decks583 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion65 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion63 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion62 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion50 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.1%inclusion47 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion43 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion35 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
46%inclusion266 decks583 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion260 decks583 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion250 decks583 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion239 decks583 decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion180 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion179 decks583 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion173 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion170 decks583 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion162 decks571 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion142 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion113 decks583 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion101 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion93 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion81 decks583 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion70 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion65 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.2%inclusion48 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion46 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.5%inclusion38 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion33 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion162 decks583 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion147 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion95 decks583 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.6%inclusion50 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion42 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion304 decks583 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion232 decks583 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion159 decks444 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion189 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion128 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion123 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion97 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion88 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion79 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion75 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion74 decks583 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion73 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
-15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.2%inclusion48 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion46 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.9%inclusion46 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.9%inclusion46 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.9%inclusion40 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion36 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion33 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion533 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion476 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion372 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion330 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion173 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion166 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion159 decks583 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion107 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion70 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.3%inclusion54 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion41 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion38 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.2%inclusion36 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion567 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion564 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion503 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion400 decks583 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion395 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion350 decks583 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion269 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion266 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion258 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion246 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion244 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion243 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion232 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion231 decks583 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion223 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion182 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion154 decks580 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion149 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion140 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion137 decks583 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion137 decks583 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion134 decks583 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion131 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion124 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion116 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion99 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion82 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion77 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion72 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion69 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion69 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion68 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion66 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion66 decks583 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion63 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion57 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion52 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion52 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.1%inclusion47 decks583 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion44 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion43 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.2%inclusion42 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.2%inclusion42 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion36 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.0%inclusion35 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion31 decks583 decks
-2%synergy
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