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%inclusion109 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.4%inclusion27 decks1.12K decks
1%synergy
Grave Researcher
2.2%inclusion29 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
2.2%inclusion26 decks1.19K decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.2%inclusion25 decks1.16K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.53K decks8.72K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.28K decks8.72K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.39K decks8.72K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion6.07K decks8.72K decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.13K decks8.72K decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.48K decks8.72K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.76K decks8.72K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion4.82K decks8.72K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.89K decks8.72K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.45K decks8.72K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.15K decks8.72K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.13K decks8.72K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion5.02K decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.63K decks8.72K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion2.94K decks5.60K decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.55K decks8.72K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.62K decks5.04K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion4.47K decks8.72K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.42K decks8.72K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.36K decks8.72K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.52K decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.84K decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.29K decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.17K decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion721 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion669 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion616 decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.22K decks8.72K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
46%inclusion3.98K decks8.72K decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3.73K decks8.72K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.71K decks8.72K decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion3.10K decks8.06K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.31K decks3.62K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.05K decks8.72K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.97K decks8.72K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2.91K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.88K decks8.72K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.83K decks8.72K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.81K decks8.72K decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion2.18K decks6.91K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.72K decks8.72K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.67K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.35K decks8.72K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.15K decks8.72K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.12K decks8.72K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.06K decks8.72K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.98K decks8.72K decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.96K decks8.72K decks
21%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion1.96K decks8.72K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.88K decks8.72K decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.73K decks8.72K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.71K decks8.72K decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.72K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.72K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.72K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.72K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.33K decks8.72K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion1.26K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.07K decks8.59K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.72K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion912 decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion876 decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion875 decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion859 decks8.72K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion810 decks8.72K decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.2%inclusion803 decks8.72K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.6%inclusion750 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.4%inclusion734 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion730 decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.2%inclusion630 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.76K decks8.72K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.60K decks8.72K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion2.97K decks8.72K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion2.75K decks8.72K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion2.48K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.40K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.10K decks8.72K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.09K decks8.72K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion2.05K decks8.72K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.72K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.72K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.72K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.53K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.48K decks8.72K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.47K decks8.72K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.72K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion306 decks2.47K decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion854 decks8.03K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion922 decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion904 decks8.72K decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion875 decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion815 decks8.72K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion790 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion780 decks8.72K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion760 decks8.72K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion726 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion715 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion710 decks8.72K decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion709 decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion672 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion637 decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion552 decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion546 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion486 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion484 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion449 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.25K decks8.72K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.69K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.57K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.36K decks8.72K decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.13K decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.05K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion2.01K decks8.72K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.87K decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.71K decks8.72K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.55K decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion964 decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion959 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion840 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion793 decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion730 decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion650 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion646 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.0%inclusion608 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.9%inclusion602 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion584 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion566 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion470 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.3%inclusion465 decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion457 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion446 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.1%inclusion443 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.21K decks8.72K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3.04K decks8.72K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion2.85K decks8.72K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.52K decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.46K decks8.72K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.85K decks6.92K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.67K decks8.72K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.29K decks8.72K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.72K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion963 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion923 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion870 decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion756 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion747 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.0%inclusion694 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion675 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion662 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.6%inclusion660 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion639 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.5%inclusion481 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.4%inclusion470 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.2%inclusion456 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.22K decks8.72K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion4.05K decks8.72K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.83K decks8.72K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.77K decks8.72K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.87K decks8.72K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.86K decks8.72K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2.02K decks6.92K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.72K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.11K decks8.72K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion1.88K decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.60K decks8.72K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.72K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion959 decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion933 decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion849 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.6%inclusion747 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.0%inclusion609 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion607 decks8.72K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.2%inclusion543 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.20K decks8.72K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.15K decks8.72K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.72K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion788 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion641 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion4.05K decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.38K decks8.72K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.17K decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.71K decks5.71K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.88K decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.83K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.72K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.24K decks8.72K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.72K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion980 decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion968 decks8.72K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion884 decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion780 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion740 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.5%inclusion657 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion518 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion516 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion450 decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.72K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion6.93K decks8.72K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.30K decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.44K decks8.72K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.49K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.30K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.24K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion890 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion714 decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion656 decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion644 decks8.72K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.2%inclusion631 decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion549 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.2%inclusion544 decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion448 decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.40K decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.36K decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.23K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.49K decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion5.28K decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.43K decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.88K decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3.72K decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.71K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.42K decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3.27K decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion3.20K decks8.72K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion3.05K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion3.04K decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.78K decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.25K decks8.72K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.20K decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion2.05K decks8.72K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.85K decks8.72K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.57K decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.72K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.72K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.08K decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion978 decks8.72K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion911 decks8.72K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion815 decks8.72K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion790 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion780 decks8.72K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion732 decks8.72K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion699 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion674 decks8.72K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion575 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.2%inclusion538 decks8.72K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion537 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.0%inclusion523 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion501 decks8.72K decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.7%inclusion496 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion466 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion460 decks8.72K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion450 decks8.72K decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion443 decks8.72K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion439 decks8.72K decks
-2%synergy