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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7%synergy
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3.3%inclusion3 decks90 decks
3%synergy
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3.3%inclusion3 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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2%synergy
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Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion568 decks639 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion478 decks639 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion475 decks639 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion463 decks639 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion399 decks639 decks
61%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion407 decks639 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion362 decks639 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion407 decks639 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion340 decks639 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion361 decks639 decks
51%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion388 decks639 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion272 decks453 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion282 decks493 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion363 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion360 decks639 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
53%inclusion339 decks639 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion335 decks639 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion333 decks639 decks
39%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion322 decks639 decks
49%synergy
Traumatize
49%inclusion312 decks639 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion195 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion195 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion107 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion85 decks639 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion61 decks639 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.2%inclusion59 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion49 decks639 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
-6%synergy
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The Ancient One
48%inclusion306 decks639 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion293 decks639 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion252 decks639 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion241 decks639 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion240 decks639 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion229 decks636 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion200 decks639 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion200 decks639 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion192 decks639 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion188 decks627 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion184 decks639 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion182 decks639 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion98 decks345 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion178 decks639 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion177 decks639 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion164 decks639 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion158 decks639 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion151 decks639 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion148 decks639 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion145 decks639 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion142 decks639 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion129 decks639 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion127 decks639 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion124 decks639 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion119 decks639 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion112 decks639 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion110 decks639 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion107 decks639 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion107 decks639 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion101 decks639 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion100 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion99 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion94 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion92 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion92 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion91 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion84 decks639 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion77 decks639 decks
-11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion76 decks639 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion75 decks639 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion74 decks639 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion69 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion67 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion67 decks639 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion65 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion62 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion57 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.1%inclusion52 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
7.8%inclusion50 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
47%inclusion302 decks639 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion201 decks639 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion177 decks639 decks
23%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion164 decks639 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion158 decks639 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion157 decks639 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion153 decks639 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion151 decks639 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion151 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion136 decks639 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion131 decks639 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion130 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion128 decks639 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion112 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion108 decks639 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion103 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion102 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion100 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion95 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion93 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion85 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion84 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion82 decks636 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion81 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion77 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion69 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion64 decks639 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion63 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion61 decks639 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion58 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion55 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion46 decks639 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.1%inclusion39 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion36 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion36 decks639 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
-14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.2%inclusion33 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.2%inclusion33 decks639 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion33 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion32 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion223 decks639 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion208 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion184 decks639 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion174 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion170 decks639 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion161 decks639 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion159 decks639 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion158 decks639 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion149 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion138 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion113 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion84 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion77 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion76 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion75 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion73 decks639 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion70 decks639 decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion61 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion58 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.1%inclusion52 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion46 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion45 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion43 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion41 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion37 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.5%inclusion35 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion249 decks639 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion239 decks639 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion229 decks639 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion213 decks627 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion207 decks639 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion195 decks639 decks
29%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion102 decks639 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion99 decks639 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion86 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion73 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion72 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion67 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion62 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.6%inclusion55 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion54 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion50 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.4%inclusion41 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion39 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion38 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion37 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion301 decks639 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion278 decks639 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion269 decks639 decks
38%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion258 decks639 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion194 decks639 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion193 decks639 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion187 decks627 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion189 decks639 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion188 decks639 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion155 decks639 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion127 decks639 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion111 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion103 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion95 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion78 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion68 decks639 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.1%inclusion52 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion40 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion175 decks639 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion149 decks639 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion104 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.1%inclusion52 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion43 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion338 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion252 decks639 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion188 decks502 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion210 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion149 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion142 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion109 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion101 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion87 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion85 decks639 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion85 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion84 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion71 decks639 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.8%inclusion56 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion54 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion54 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion45 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion39 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion36 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion584 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion525 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion402 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion359 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion192 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion178 decks639 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion176 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion113 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion78 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion58 decks639 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion45 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion42 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.5%inclusion35 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion34 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.0%inclusion32 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion624 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion620 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion555 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion451 decks639 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion437 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion394 decks639 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion293 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion290 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion279 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion274 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion272 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion263 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion262 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion262 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion249 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion204 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion176 decks636 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion162 decks639 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion156 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion148 decks639 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion146 decks639 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion143 decks639 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion141 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion134 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion123 decks639 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion107 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion93 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion84 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion81 decks639 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion79 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion75 decks639 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion72 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion72 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion70 decks639 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion67 decks639 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion65 decks639 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.6%inclusion55 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion53 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion49 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion48 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion47 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.9%inclusion44 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion44 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion42 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion42 decks639 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion38 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion37 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.5%inclusion35 decks639 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion32 decks639 decks
-2%synergy
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