Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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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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Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Eater of the Dead
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
52%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
The Water Crystal
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
50%synergy
Intruder Alarm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Undead Alchemist
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Riddlekeeper
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Perplex
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Leak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Wash Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Diresight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Lost in the Maze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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