Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion581 decks1.53K decks
36%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
4.7%inclusion72 decks1.53K decks
4%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
3.8%inclusion58 decks1.53K decks
3%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.5%inclusion41 decks1.65K decks
2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
2.1%inclusion34 decks1.65K decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion6.89K decks7.94K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.71K decks7.94K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion5.80K decks7.94K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.58K decks7.94K decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.07K decks7.94K decks
58%synergy
Tree of Perdition
57%inclusion4.56K decks7.94K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.33K decks7.94K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.45K decks7.94K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion4.58K decks7.94K decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion4.75K decks7.94K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.71K decks7.94K decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.59K decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.24K decks7.94K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.21K decks7.94K decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion4.17K decks7.94K decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion1.92K decks3.74K decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.07K decks7.94K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.05K decks7.94K decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.05K decks7.94K decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1.57K decks3.15K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.34K decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.31K decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.69K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.16K decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.14K decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.13K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.04K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion638 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion633 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion573 decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.80K decks7.94K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion3.49K decks7.94K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.42K decks7.94K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.29K decks7.94K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion2.44K decks6.32K decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion2.86K decks7.94K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.73K decks7.94K decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.72K decks7.94K decks
33%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.65K decks7.94K decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.65K decks7.94K decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion2.59K decks7.94K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.57K decks7.94K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.40K decks7.94K decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion1.55K decks5.14K decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2.32K decks7.94K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.06K decks7.94K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.74K decks7.12K decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.92K decks7.94K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.91K decks7.94K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion1.89K decks7.94K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.83K decks7.94K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.75K decks7.94K decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.58K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.58K decks7.94K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.54K decks7.94K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.51K decks7.94K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion1.30K decks7.40K decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion1.36K decks7.94K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.27K decks7.94K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.26K decks7.94K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.24K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.22K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.19K decks7.94K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion1.18K decks7.94K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.01K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion866 decks6.87K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion984 decks7.94K decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion853 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion842 decks7.94K decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion835 decks7.94K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion754 decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion709 decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion708 decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.7%inclusion691 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion642 decks7.67K decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion661 decks7.94K decks
-15%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.5%inclusion597 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion589 decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.43K decks7.94K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.31K decks7.94K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.81K decks7.94K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.60K decks7.94K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.37K decks7.94K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.19K decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.94K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.82K decks7.94K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion1.77K decks7.94K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.58K decks7.94K decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1.57K decks7.94K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.53K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.47K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion1.40K decks7.94K decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion1.40K decks7.94K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.37K decks7.94K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.35K decks7.94K decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.22K decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion979 decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion861 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion680 decks6.29K decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion810 decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion794 decks7.94K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion664 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion660 decks7.08K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion633 decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion681 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion678 decks7.94K decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion661 decks7.94K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.2%inclusion650 decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion631 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion621 decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion589 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion527 decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion510 decks7.94K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.1%inclusion487 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion439 decks7.94K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion415 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion415 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion412 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Opt
5.1%inclusion403 decks7.94K decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion2.96K decks7.94K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.46K decks7.94K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.40K decks7.94K decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.23K decks7.94K decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.19K decks7.94K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion1.99K decks7.94K decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.91K decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion1.78K decks7.94K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1.62K decks7.94K decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.54K decks7.94K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.45K decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.42K decks7.94K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.10K decks7.94K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1.08K decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion932 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion847 decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion833 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion797 decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion662 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.9%inclusion630 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion594 decks7.71K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion583 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion574 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion551 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion544 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
5.7%inclusion454 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion447 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.6%inclusion441 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion438 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion430 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.88K decks7.94K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.77K decks7.94K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.73K decks7.94K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.24K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion2.18K decks7.94K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1.30K decks5.15K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion1.64K decks7.94K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.13K decks7.94K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1K decks7.94K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion878 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion858 decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion749 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.0%inclusion713 decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.0%inclusion712 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.8%inclusion696 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.1%inclusion640 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion637 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion611 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion574 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.9%inclusion469 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion461 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion3.91K decks7.94K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.70K decks7.94K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.52K decks7.94K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.40K decks7.94K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion2.76K decks7.94K decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.65K decks7.94K decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.23K decks7.94K decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.44K decks5.15K decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion1.85K decks7.94K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.68K decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.43K decks7.94K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.30K decks7.94K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.26K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.01K decks7.94K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion867 decks7.94K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion839 decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion768 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion632 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.3%inclusion577 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion535 decks7.94K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.5%inclusion513 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion2.11K decks7.94K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.02K decks7.94K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion1.33K decks7.94K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion718 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion600 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.2%inclusion415 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion408 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.67K decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.17K decks7.94K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.91K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion1.12K decks3.86K decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.74K decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.65K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion1.48K decks7.94K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.08K decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.06K decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion985 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion942 decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion906 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion901 decks7.94K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion825 decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.5%inclusion751 decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion709 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.8%inclusion616 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion476 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion465 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion425 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.06K decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.29K decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion4.91K decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.03K decks7.94K decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.31K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.05K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion1.95K decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion830 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion677 decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion634 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion625 decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion596 decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.8%inclusion543 decks7.94K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion504 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion423 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.63K decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.61K decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.58K decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion4.99K decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.76K decks7.94K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion3.95K decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.59K decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.37K decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.33K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.17K decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion2.93K decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion2.78K decks7.94K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.73K decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion2.65K decks7.94K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.44K decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.12K decks7.94K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion1.98K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.94K decks7.94K decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion1.49K decks6.33K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.69K decks7.94K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.50K decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.49K decks7.94K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.44K decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.32K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.94K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.14K decks7.94K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.09K decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion950 decks7.94K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion927 decks7.94K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion817 decks7.94K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion664 decks7.08K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion660 decks7.08K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion633 decks7.08K decks
-7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.5%inclusion671 decks7.94K decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion661 decks7.94K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion658 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.8%inclusion539 decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion528 decks7.94K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion452 decks7.04K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion494 decks7.94K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion466 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion443 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion427 decks7.94K decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion376 decks7.05K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion423 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion420 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion414 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion410 decks7.94K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion408 decks7.94K decks
-3%synergy