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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Petrified Hamlet
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Chase Inspiration
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Divergent Equation
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grave Researcher
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion129 decks143 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion104 decks143 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion115 decks143 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion106 decks143 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion114 decks143 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion101 decks143 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion92 decks143 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion87 decks143 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion92 decks143 decks
56%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion74 decks143 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion89 decks143 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion87 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion52 decks91 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion81 decks143 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion75 decks143 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion75 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion65 decks143 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion64 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion63 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion62 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion58 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
21%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Disallow
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion59 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion136 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion125 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion84 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion81 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion140 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion140 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion136 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion106 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion97 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion91 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion78 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion77 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion67 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion65 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion48 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
0%synergy
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