Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
78%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
56%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Mana Drain
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
36%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Mortivore
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Magic Damper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion46 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
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