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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April O'Neil, Hacktivist
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
64%synergy
The Water Crystal
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
58%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
50%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
82%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion53 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
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