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
8.8%inclusion141 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.8%inclusion40 decks1.42K decks
1%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.6%inclusion41 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
2.3%inclusion34 decks1.49K decks
1%synergy
Hidden Lair
2.3%inclusion10 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.64K decks8.85K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.38K decks8.85K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.48K decks8.85K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion6.15K decks8.85K decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.23K decks8.85K decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.56K decks8.85K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.83K decks8.85K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion4.90K decks8.85K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.96K decks8.85K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.53K decks8.85K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.23K decks8.85K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.20K decks8.85K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion5.10K decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.71K decks8.85K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion3.07K decks5.83K decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.61K decks8.85K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.74K decks5.27K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion4.53K decks8.85K decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.50K decks8.85K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.42K decks8.85K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.58K decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.51K decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.86K decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.18K decks8.85K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.16K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion734 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion682 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion635 decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.29K decks8.85K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
46%inclusion4.08K decks8.85K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3.81K decks8.85K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.77K decks8.85K decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion3.19K decks8.28K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.41K decks3.87K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.08K decks8.85K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion3.03K decks8.85K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2.95K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.91K decks8.85K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion2.86K decks8.85K decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.85K decks8.85K decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion2.26K decks7.14K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.74K decks8.85K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.70K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.36K decks8.85K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.18K decks8.85K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.14K decks8.85K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.08K decks8.85K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion1.99K decks8.85K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion1.98K decks8.85K decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion1.98K decks8.85K decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.92K decks8.85K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.85K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.85K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.71K decks8.85K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.67K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion1.46K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.44K decks8.85K decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion1.40K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion1.37K decks8.85K decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.36K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.34K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion1.28K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.10K decks8.82K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.85K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion918 decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion883 decks8.85K decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion879 decks8.85K decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion877 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion821 decks8.85K decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.2%inclusion817 decks8.85K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion770 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion758 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion736 decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.2%inclusion640 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.83K decks8.85K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.66K decks8.85K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion3.01K decks8.85K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
31%inclusion2.79K decks8.85K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion2.51K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.12K decks8.85K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.12K decks8.85K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion2.10K decks8.85K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.78K decks8.85K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.67K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.85K decks
-13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.85K decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.16K decks8.85K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion345 decks2.74K decks
10%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion957 decks8.85K decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion873 decks8.25K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion922 decks8.85K decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion887 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion833 decks8.85K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion804 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion801 decks8.85K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion774 decks8.85K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.4%inclusion740 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion736 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion724 decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion718 decks8.85K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion680 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion645 decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion559 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion556 decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion497 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion495 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion457 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.29K decks8.85K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.73K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion2.61K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.49K decks8.85K decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.39K decks8.85K decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.16K decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion2.06K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion2.05K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion1.90K decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.74K decks8.85K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.51K decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion972 decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion970 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion852 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion795 decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion735 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion656 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion654 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.9%inclusion611 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.9%inclusion609 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion594 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion576 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion482 decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion466 decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion465 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.1%inclusion451 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion446 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.28K decks8.85K decks
36%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3.09K decks8.85K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion2.86K decks8.85K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.58K decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.49K decks8.85K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.93K decks7.15K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.85K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.85K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.85K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion983 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion955 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion873 decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion766 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion757 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.8%inclusion694 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion689 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion668 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion655 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion644 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.4%inclusion482 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.3%inclusion471 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion468 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.27K decks8.85K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion4.10K decks8.85K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.90K decks8.85K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.82K decks8.85K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.90K decks8.85K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.88K decks8.85K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2.10K decks7.15K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.85K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.15K decks8.85K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.63K decks8.85K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.42K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.85K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.85K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion978 decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion938 decks8.85K decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion857 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion757 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion620 decks8.85K decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.9%inclusion615 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.21K decks8.85K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.85K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.85K decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion793 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion640 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion4.11K decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.41K decks8.85K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion3.24K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.78K decks5.93K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.92K decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.86K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.26K decks8.85K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.07K decks8.85K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1.01K decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion981 decks8.85K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion892 decks8.85K decks
-0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion784 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion756 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.5%inclusion660 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion528 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion523 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion448 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.83K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion7.04K decks8.85K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.37K decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.51K decks8.85K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion2.52K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion2.35K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.28K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion904 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.1%inclusion713 decks8.85K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion651 decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion645 decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion643 decks8.85K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.1%inclusion543 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion454 decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.53K decks8.85K decks
-0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.49K decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.34K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.57K decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion5.38K decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.51K decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.92K decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3.79K decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.78K decks8.85K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.46K decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3.32K decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion3.26K decks8.85K decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion3.12K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion3.10K decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.83K decks8.85K decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.26K decks8.85K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.25K decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion2K decks8.29K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion2.08K decks8.85K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.85K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.69K decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.46K decks8.85K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.85K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.25K decks8.85K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.85K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.10K decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion982 decks8.85K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion930 decks8.85K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion833 decks8.85K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion804 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion801 decks8.85K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion746 decks8.85K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion712 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.6%inclusion675 decks8.85K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion584 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion548 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.2%inclusion545 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.1%inclusion537 decks8.85K decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion516 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion503 decks8.85K decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion482 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion481 decks8.85K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion456 decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion456 decks8.85K decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion448 decks8.85K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion444 decks8.85K decks
-2%synergy