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Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Mindcrank
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Consuming Aberration
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Mana Drain
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Fraying Sanity
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Consultation
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Force of Negation
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Imperial Seal
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Painter's Servant
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Nighthowler
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Drake
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
The Ancient One
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Assembly
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Pact
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Stifle
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Fatal Push
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Misdirection
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Retraction Helix
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-0%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Doomsday
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Obedience
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Time Sieve
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Millstone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
-0%synergy
Chrome Mox
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Opal
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Mox Diamond
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Island
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Underground Sea
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
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