Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
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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Elrond, Moon-Reader
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Lair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion130 decks146 decks
74%synergy
Eater of the Dead
70%inclusion102 decks146 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion117 decks146 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion114 decks146 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
72%inclusion105 decks146 decks
66%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
70%inclusion102 decks146 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion93 decks146 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion87 decks146 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion92 decks146 decks
55%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion73 decks146 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion92 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion88 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion81 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion78 decks146 decks
41%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion75 decks146 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion52 decks108 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion70 decks146 decks
43%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion63 decks146 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion66 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion65 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion64 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Frost
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
22%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-12%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Magic Damper
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion56 decks146 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
-14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion56 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion72 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion61 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-19%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion138 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion125 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion78 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion143 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion142 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion138 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion111 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion101 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion92 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion79 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion78 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion76 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion63 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
34%inclusion49 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
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