Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Hama, the Bloodbender
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion120 decks134 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
75%inclusion100 decks134 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion110 decks134 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion100 decks134 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion109 decks134 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion99 decks134 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
67%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion86 decks134 decks
56%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion86 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
41%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Visions of Beyond
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Frost
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Hover Barrier
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion68 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion128 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion117 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion80 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion131 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion131 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion126 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion99 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion92 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion84 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion66 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy