Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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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%inclusion385 decks1.02K decks
36%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
3.2%inclusion33 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
3.1%inclusion32 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1.6%inclusion18 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
North Pole Patrol
1.5%inclusion17 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion6.95K decks8K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.76K decks8K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion5.88K decks8K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion5.66K decks8K decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.11K decks8K decks
58%synergy
Tree of Perdition
57%inclusion4.58K decks8K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
68%inclusion5.41K decks8K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.49K decks8K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion4.66K decks8K decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion4.81K decks8K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion4.77K decks8K decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.64K decks8K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.29K decks8K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.28K decks8K decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion4.23K decks8K decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion4.14K decks8K decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion1.70K decks3.32K decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.10K decks8K decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.05K decks8K decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1.36K decks2.71K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion2.38K decks8K decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.33K decks8K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.70K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.17K decks8K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.15K decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.15K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.04K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion644 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion626 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion555 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.81K decks8K decks
44%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion3.48K decks8K decks
42%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.45K decks8K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion3.31K decks8K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion2.32K decks6.02K decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion2.93K decks8K decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion2.77K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.73K decks8K decks
33%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
34%inclusion2.71K decks8K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.67K decks8K decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion2.63K decks8K decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion2.62K decks8K decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.42K decks8K decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion2.39K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion1.42K decks4.76K decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.10K decks8K decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion1.99K decks8K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion1.97K decks8K decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.67K decks6.88K decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion1.93K decks8K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.86K decks8K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.76K decks8K decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.63K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.58K decks8K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.56K decks8K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.51K decks8K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion1.28K decks7.20K decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion1.41K decks8K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.28K decks8K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.28K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.27K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion1.24K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.23K decks8K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.23K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion1.22K decks8K decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.17K decks8K decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion840 decks6.61K decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.02K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion1.01K decks8K decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion874 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion866 decks8K decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion842 decks8K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion764 decks8K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.4%inclusion748 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.9%inclusion709 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.5%inclusion678 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion622 decks7.50K decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.1%inclusion650 decks8K decks
-15%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.6%inclusion611 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion595 decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.44K decks8K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.35K decks8K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion2.87K decks8K decks
31%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.66K decks8K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.41K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.21K decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion1.98K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.81K decks8K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion1.74K decks8K decks
-13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1.62K decks8K decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.61K decks8K decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.51K decks8K decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion1.47K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion1.42K decks8K decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion1.41K decks8K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.39K decks8K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion1.32K decks8K decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.20K decks8K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion962 decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion885 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion662 decks5.99K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion800 decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion780 decks8K decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion646 decks6.83K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion636 decks6.83K decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion608 decks6.83K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion702 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion689 decks8K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.5%inclusion676 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion675 decks8K decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion637 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion622 decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion595 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion526 decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion521 decks8K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.2%inclusion499 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion425 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.3%inclusion424 decks8K decks
-4%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion420 decks8K decks
-7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion418 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion417 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3K decks8K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.52K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion2.47K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Mind Funeral
29%inclusion2.29K decks8K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.20K decks8K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2.04K decks8K decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.90K decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion1.78K decks8K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1.58K decks8K decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.56K decks8K decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.48K decks8K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.44K decks8K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.13K decks8K decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1.10K decks8K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion942 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion863 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion859 decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion836 decks8K decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion666 decks8K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.2%inclusion657 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.9%inclusion594 decks7.54K decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion603 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion588 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion561 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion537 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
5.8%inclusion467 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion457 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion454 decks8K decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion442 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion429 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion284 decks5.50K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.86K decks8K decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.79K decks8K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
35%inclusion2.77K decks8K decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.24K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion2.17K decks8K decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1.20K decks4.77K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion1.69K decks8K decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.12K decks8K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion974 decks8K decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion895 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion894 decks8K decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.2%inclusion733 decks8K decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion732 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.0%inclusion722 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.8%inclusion707 decks8K decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion654 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.1%inclusion649 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.8%inclusion623 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
6.9%inclusion555 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.0%inclusion479 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion459 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion3.99K decks8K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.73K decks8K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion3.59K decks8K decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.42K decks8K decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion2.85K decks8K decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion2.71K decks8K decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.23K decks8K decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion1.31K decks4.77K decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion1.85K decks8K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.67K decks8K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.45K decks8K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion1.33K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.25K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.04K decks8K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion870 decks8K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion825 decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.5%inclusion757 decks8K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion619 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.2%inclusion579 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.6%inclusion528 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion522 decks8K decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion2.14K decks8K decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion2.08K decks8K decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion1.38K decks8K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion730 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion604 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.5%inclusion438 decks8K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.3%inclusion424 decks8K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.71K decks8K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.23K decks8K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.96K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion995 decks3.44K decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.77K decks8K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.65K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion1.54K decks8K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1.07K decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.05K decks8K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1K decks8K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion950 decks8K decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion935 decks8K decks
-16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion905 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion825 decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion773 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion719 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.1%inclusion646 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.2%inclusion493 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion473 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion437 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion401 decks8K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.11K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.33K decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion4.96K decks8K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.05K decks8K decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.34K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.06K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2K decks8K decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1.97K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion847 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion683 decks8K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.1%inclusion647 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion634 decks8K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.6%inclusion606 decks8K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.1%inclusion566 decks8K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion501 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion428 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.68K decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.66K decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.64K decks8K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.06K decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.78K decks8K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion3.92K decks8K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.61K decks8K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.38K decks8K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.38K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.22K decks8K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion2.95K decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion2.77K decks8K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.75K decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion2.62K decks8K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion2.42K decks8K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.16K decks8K decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion1.99K decks8K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion1.97K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion1.42K decks6.03K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.70K decks8K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.52K decks8K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.51K decks8K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.41K decks8K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.31K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.17K decks7.79K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion1.17K decks8K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.09K decks8K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion972 decks8K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion901 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion836 decks8K decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion646 decks6.83K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion636 decks6.83K decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion608 decks6.83K decks
-7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion688 decks8K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.4%inclusion675 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion672 decks8K decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion537 decks8K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion523 decks8K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion432 decks6.78K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion498 decks8K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.7%inclusion457 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.6%inclusion444 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion429 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion427 decks8K decks
-23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion360 decks6.80K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion418 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion415 decks8K decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion407 decks8K decks
-3%synergy
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