Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Exhibition Tidecaller
8.4%inclusion123 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.9%inclusion38 decks1.29K decks
1%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.6%inclusion38 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
2.1%inclusion29 decks1.36K decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.1%inclusion28 decks1.33K decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.59K decks8.79K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.33K decks8.79K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.43K decks8.79K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion6.11K decks8.79K decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.18K decks8.79K decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.53K decks8.79K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.79K decks8.79K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion4.86K decks8.79K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.93K decks8.79K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.49K decks8.79K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.18K decks8.79K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.17K decks8.79K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion5.06K decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.67K decks8.79K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion3.01K decks5.73K decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.58K decks8.79K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.68K decks5.17K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion4.50K decks8.79K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.46K decks8.79K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.39K decks8.79K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.55K decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.50K decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.85K decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.17K decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.15K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.2%inclusion721 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion675 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion625 decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.25K decks8.79K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
46%inclusion4.03K decks8.79K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3.78K decks8.79K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.75K decks8.79K decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion3.16K decks8.18K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion1.38K decks3.76K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.07K decks8.79K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.99K decks8.79K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2.93K decks8.79K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.90K decks8.79K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion2.84K decks8.79K decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.82K decks8.79K decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion2.22K decks7.04K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.73K decks8.79K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.68K decks8.79K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.36K decks8.79K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.79K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.13K decks8.79K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.07K decks8.79K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.98K decks8.79K decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion1.97K decks8.79K decks
21%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion1.97K decks8.79K decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.90K decks8.79K decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.74K decks8.79K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.74K decks8.79K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.79K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.45K decks8.79K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.42K decks8.79K decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.79K decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.79K decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.34K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.33K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion1.27K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.79K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.79K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.08K decks8.72K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.79K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion917 decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion876 decks8.79K decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion875 decks8.79K decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion875 decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion820 decks8.79K decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.3%inclusion814 decks8.79K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion760 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion747 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion730 decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.2%inclusion636 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.79K decks8.79K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.63K decks8.79K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion2.98K decks8.79K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
31%inclusion2.77K decks8.79K decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion2.49K decks8.79K decks
25%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.43K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.11K decks8.79K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.10K decks8.79K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion2.07K decks8.79K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.77K decks8.79K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.79K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.79K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.79K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.54K decks8.79K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.79K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.47K decks8.79K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.79K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion327 decks2.63K decks
10%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion938 decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion866 decks8.16K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion915 decks8.79K decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion874 decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion826 decks8.79K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion798 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion790 decks8.79K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion767 decks8.79K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion731 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion725 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion718 decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion714 decks8.79K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion675 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion641 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion557 decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion553 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion492 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion490 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.1%inclusion451 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.28K decks8.79K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.71K decks8.79K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.60K decks8.79K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.47K decks8.79K decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.37K decks8.79K decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.15K decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion2.05K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion2.03K decks8.79K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.73K decks8.79K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion968 decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion958 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion844 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion789 decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion735 decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion651 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion648 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.9%inclusion609 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.9%inclusion607 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion590 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion575 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion478 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion467 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion460 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.1%inclusion448 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion447 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.25K decks8.79K decks
36%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3.07K decks8.79K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion2.85K decks8.79K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.55K decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.47K decks8.79K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.90K decks7.05K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.79K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.30K decks8.79K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.79K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion976 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion941 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion873 decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion762 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.5%inclusion751 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.8%inclusion689 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion685 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion665 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion657 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion642 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.5%inclusion484 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.4%inclusion471 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.2%inclusion460 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.25K decks8.79K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion4.07K decks8.79K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.87K decks8.79K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.80K decks8.79K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.89K decks8.79K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.87K decks8.79K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2.06K decks7.05K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.46K decks8.79K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.13K decks8.79K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.88K decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.79K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.79K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion965 decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion938 decks8.79K decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion851 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion752 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion613 decks8.79K decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.0%inclusion612 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.20K decks8.79K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.16K decks8.79K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.79K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion789 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.3%inclusion641 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion4.08K decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.40K decks8.79K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.20K decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.75K decks5.84K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.90K decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.84K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.48K decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.25K decks8.79K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.79K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion998 decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion977 decks8.79K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion888 decks8.79K decks
-0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion781 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion747 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.5%inclusion657 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion524 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion522 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion449 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.78K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion6.99K decks8.79K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.33K decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.48K decks8.79K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.51K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion2.33K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.26K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion898 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion707 decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion647 decks8.79K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion646 decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion637 decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion545 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.2%inclusion542 decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion453 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.46K decks8.79K decks
-0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.43K decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.28K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.53K decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion5.33K decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.47K decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.90K decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3.76K decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.75K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.44K decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3.30K decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion3.23K decks8.79K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion3.09K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion3.07K decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.81K decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.25K decks8.79K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.23K decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.98K decks8.19K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion2.07K decks8.79K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.88K decks8.79K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.45K decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.79K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.24K decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.79K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.09K decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion978 decks8.79K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion921 decks8.79K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion826 decks8.79K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion798 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion790 decks8.79K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion742 decks8.79K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion705 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion676 decks8.79K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion580 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion544 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.1%inclusion538 decks8.79K decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion537 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion509 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion500 decks8.79K decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion478 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion475 decks8.79K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion454 decks8.79K decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion453 decks8.79K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion444 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion440 decks8.79K decks
-2%synergy