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
7.6%inclusion71 decks935 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.0%inclusion15 decks741 decks
0%synergy
Flow State
2.0%inclusion16 decks815 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
1.7%inclusion13 decks778 decks
0%synergy
Grave Researcher
1.4%inclusion13 decks935 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.43K decks8.61K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.20K decks8.61K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.30K decks8.61K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.99K decks8.61K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.43K decks8.61K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.04K decks8.61K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.69K decks8.61K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.78K decks8.61K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.83K decks8.61K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.39K decks8.61K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.08K decks8.61K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.07K decks8.61K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.96K decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.59K decks8.61K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.50K decks8.61K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.79K decks5.33K decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.46K decks4.77K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.43K decks8.61K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.36K decks8.61K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.33K decks8.61K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.50K decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.80K decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.28K decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.18K decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.15K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion716 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion660 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion601 decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.15K decks8.61K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.90K decks8.61K decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.67K decks8.61K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.65K decks8.61K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion3K decks7.81K decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.19K decks3.33K decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.02K decks8.61K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.92K decks8.61K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.88K decks8.61K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.85K decks8.61K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.82K decks8.61K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.77K decks8.61K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.71K decks8.61K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion2.09K decks6.66K decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.63K decks8.61K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.34K decks8.61K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.14K decks8.61K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.07K decks8.59K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.03K decks8.61K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.97K decks8.61K decks
22%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.97K decks8.61K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.95K decks8.61K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.86K decks8.61K decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.71K decks8.61K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.61K decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.61K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.45K decks8.61K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.61K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.61K decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.33K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.33K decks8.61K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.61K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.35K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.61K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion908 decks8.61K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion872 decks8.61K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion870 decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion847 decks8.61K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.3%inclusion797 decks8.61K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.2%inclusion795 decks8.61K decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion749 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion730 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion724 decks8.61K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion626 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.71K decks8.61K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.56K decks8.61K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion2.95K decks8.61K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion2.73K decks8.61K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.46K decks8.61K decks
26%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.37K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.06K decks8.61K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.06K decks8.61K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion2.01K decks8.61K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.72K decks8.61K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.69K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.62K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.61K decks8.61K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.55K decks8.61K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.51K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.47K decks8.61K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.46K decks8.61K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.61K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion256 decks2.16K decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion828 decks7.78K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion898 decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion882 decks8.61K decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion873 decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion788 decks8.56K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion775 decks8.55K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion759 decks8.56K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion744 decks8.61K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion730 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion707 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion706 decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion698 decks8.61K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.8%inclusion670 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion625 decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion554 decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion544 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion495 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion473 decks8.61K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion444 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.20K decks8.61K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.67K decks8.61K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.55K decks8.61K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.41K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.34K decks8.61K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.10K decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.05K decks8.61K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.98K decks8.61K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.83K decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.61K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.53K decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.48K decks8.61K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.61K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion954 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion947 decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion843 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.2%inclusion793 decks8.61K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion716 decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion639 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion636 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion618 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
7.0%inclusion606 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion578 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion560 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion470 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion461 decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion460 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.2%inclusion448 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.2%inclusion445 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.16K decks8.61K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3K decks8.61K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion2.85K decks8.61K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.47K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.43K decks8.61K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.77K decks6.67K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.67K decks8.61K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.26K decks8.61K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.61K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion952 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion898 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion873 decks8.61K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion750 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion744 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.0%inclusion689 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion663 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion659 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion653 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.5%inclusion644 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.5%inclusion475 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.4%inclusion464 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion439 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.17K decks8.61K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion4.01K decks8.61K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.76K decks8.61K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.74K decks8.61K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.86K decks8.61K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.82K decks8.61K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion1.93K decks6.67K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.39K decks8.61K decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.08K decks8.61K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.84K decks8.61K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.61K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.61K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion946 decks8.61K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion929 decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion838 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion729 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion610 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion598 decks8.61K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion543 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.61K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.14K decks8.61K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.61K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion779 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion638 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion436 decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.0%inclusion431 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.98K decks8.61K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.35K decks8.61K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.13K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.61K decks5.44K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.86K decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.80K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.61K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.61K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.18K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.61K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.02K decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion969 decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion959 decks8.61K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion867 decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.0%inclusion778 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion739 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.6%inclusion653 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion515 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion512 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion451 decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.62K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion6.84K decks8.61K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.25K decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.38K decks8.61K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.46K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.26K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.19K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.98K decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion880 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion706 decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion648 decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion639 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion631 decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.3%inclusion544 decks8.61K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion536 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion437 decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.29K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.26K decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.12K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.41K decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion5.20K decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.36K decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.83K decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.66K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.66K decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.38K decks8.61K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.22K decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion3.11K decks8.61K decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion2.99K decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion2.99K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.74K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.24K decks8.61K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.87K decks7.82K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.61K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.83K decks8.61K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.60K decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.59K decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.57K decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.43K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.61K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.61K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion990 decks8.61K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion897 decks8.61K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion788 decks8.56K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion775 decks8.55K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion759 decks8.56K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion717 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion696 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.8%inclusion672 decks8.61K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion570 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion543 decks8.61K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion518 decks8.51K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion506 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion502 decks8.61K decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion477 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion451 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion447 decks8.61K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion432 decks8.52K decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion436 decks8.61K decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion436 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.1%inclusion435 decks8.61K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion431 decks8.61K decks
-2%synergy