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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Silvergill Peddler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion127 decks140 decks
76%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion115 decks140 decks
72%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion102 decks140 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion115 decks140 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion94 decks140 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion89 decks140 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion82 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Frost
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
17%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Hover Barrier
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Disallow
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
-14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Doomsday
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion134 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion124 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion85 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion83 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion136 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion136 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion132 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion103 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion95 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion89 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion74 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion43 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy