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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
North Pole Patrol
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
64%synergy
The Water Crystal
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
58%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Mortivore
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Painter's Servant
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
The Scarab God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Collapse
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Magic Damper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mind Funeral
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
83%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
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