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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Dream Harvest
3.0%inclusion24 decks790 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.6%inclusion14 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.2%inclusion10 decks817 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
0.9%inclusion8 decks870 decks
-2%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.6%inclusion5 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7.03K decks8.10K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.85K decks8.10K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion5.91K decks8.10K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.67K decks8.10K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.16K decks8.10K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.67K decks8.10K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.43K decks8.10K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.55K decks8.10K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.64K decks8.10K decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.14K decks8.10K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion4.81K decks8.10K decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.81K decks8.10K decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.68K decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.34K decks8.10K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.28K decks8.10K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.25K decks8.10K decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion2.10K decks4.10K decks
43%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.15K decks8.10K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.12K decks8.10K decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion1.78K decks3.51K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.37K decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.35K decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.72K decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.19K decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.14K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.05K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion654 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion648 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion587 decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.88K decks8.10K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion3.60K decks8.10K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.48K decks8.10K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.37K decks8.10K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.55K decks6.65K decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion729 decks1.95K decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion2.88K decks8.10K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.78K decks8.10K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.10K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.71K decks8.10K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.70K decks8.10K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion2.65K decks8.10K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.61K decks8.10K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion1.67K decks5.47K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.46K decks8.10K decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2.32K decks8.10K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.07K decks8.10K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.80K decks7.44K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.10K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.10K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion1.92K decks8.10K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.88K decks8.10K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.79K decks8.10K decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.62K decks8.10K decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.10K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.59K decks8.10K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.56K decks8.10K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.34K decks7.72K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion1.36K decks8.10K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.30K decks8.10K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.29K decks8.10K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.28K decks8.10K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.10K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.10K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.10K decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.10K decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion1.18K decks8.10K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.05K decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion902 decks7.19K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion996 decks8.10K decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion861 decks8.10K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion859 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion856 decks8.10K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion782 decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion724 decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion724 decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion698 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion693 decks8.10K decks
-15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion669 decks8K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.5%inclusion604 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.49K decks8.10K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.39K decks8.10K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.86K decks8.10K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.66K decks8.10K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.42K decks8.10K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.24K decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.87K decks8.10K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.83K decks8.10K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.10K decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1.59K decks8.10K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion1.50K decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion1.43K decks8.10K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.41K decks8.10K decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.41K decks8.10K decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.40K decks8.10K decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion996 decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion876 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion716 decks6.62K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion829 decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion821 decks8.10K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion696 decks7.41K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion679 decks7.40K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion668 decks7.41K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion692 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion687 decks8.10K decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion669 decks8.10K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion651 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion647 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion635 decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion594 decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion538 decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion526 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion488 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion451 decks8.10K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.3%inclusion428 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion420 decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion410 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion407 decks8.10K decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion2.99K decks8.10K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.50K decks8.10K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.42K decks8.10K decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.25K decks8.10K decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.24K decks8.10K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2.01K decks8.10K decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.96K decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion1.82K decks8.10K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.69K decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.10K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.47K decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.44K decks8.10K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.11K decks8.10K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1.10K decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion937 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion868 decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion856 decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion798 decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion664 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.8%inclusion631 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion607 decks8.03K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion590 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion581 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion557 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion551 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion455 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.5%inclusion448 decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion444 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion440 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion440 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.95K decks8.10K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.81K decks8.10K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.10K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.28K decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.25K decks8.10K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1.40K decks5.48K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.65K decks8.10K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.10K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.03K decks8.10K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion906 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion867 decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion790 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion733 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.8%inclusion709 decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion702 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.0%inclusion647 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion643 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion624 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.3%inclusion594 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.9%inclusion475 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion467 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion3.98K decks8.10K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion3.76K decks8.10K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.57K decks8.10K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.49K decks8.10K decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.79K decks8.10K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.69K decks8.10K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.55K decks5.48K decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.27K decks8.10K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion1.90K decks8.10K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.72K decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.45K decks8.10K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.10K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.29K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.03K decks8.10K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion889 decks8.10K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion870 decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion784 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.1%inclusion656 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.2%inclusion586 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion538 decks8.10K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion518 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.13K decks8.10K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.06K decks8.10K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.33K decks8.10K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion738 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion612 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.2%inclusion421 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion411 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.75K decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.25K decks8.10K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.96K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion1.23K decks4.21K decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.75K decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.68K decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.49K decks8.10K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.10K decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.08K decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion996 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion963 decks8.10K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion915 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion913 decks8.10K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion828 decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion762 decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion722 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion624 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion492 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion480 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion426 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.20K decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.41K decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion5K decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.12K decks8.10K decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.34K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.10K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.03K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion844 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion687 decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion644 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion636 decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.6%inclusion615 decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion543 decks8.10K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion514 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion435 decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.79K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.76K decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.71K decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.12K decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.87K decks8.10K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.04K decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.63K decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.44K decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.42K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.24K decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3K decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion2.86K decks8.10K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.78K decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.72K decks8.10K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.52K decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.16K decks8.10K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.02K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.96K decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.57K decks6.66K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.73K decks8.10K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.54K decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.51K decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.47K decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.10K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.10K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.12K decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion962 decks8.10K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion954 decks8.10K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion838 decks8.10K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion696 decks7.41K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion679 decks7.40K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion668 decks7.41K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion682 decks8.10K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion671 decks8.10K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion670 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion541 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion534 decks8.10K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion465 decks7.36K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion496 decks8.10K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion475 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion452 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion432 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion430 decks8.10K decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion390 decks7.37K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion427 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion421 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion419 decks8.10K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion416 decks8.10K decks
-3%synergy